Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - December 8, 2000 - Follow-up Meeting with Mohsen Rezaei and Complaints About Ayatollah Khamenei's Office for Not Responding to His and Others' Meeting Requests

Meeting with Al Ahmad and His Request for Housing for His Child

Meeting with a Former Representative from Ilam and the Head of the Central Bank's Selection Committee, Who Complained About Mohsen Nourbakhsh's Dismissal as Head of the Bank. The Representative's Name Has Been Censored in the Original Entry.

Continued Meeting and Complaints from Mohsen Rezaei About Ayatollah Khamenei's Office Regarding Their Unaddressed Requests for a Meeting After Two Months.

Continuing Hashemi's Account of Seyyed Mohammad Khatami's Remarks and Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi's Response.

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Mr. Al Ahmad, a pre-revolutionary activist, came to seek assistance for housing for his child and expressed his concerns about the country's economic situation. A former representative from Ilam visited and lamented that the government's development projects, including dams, roads, and industries in Ilam, had stalled. He expressed dissatisfaction with Mr. Mohsen Nourbakhsh, the Governor of the Central Bank, for dismissing him from his position in the bank's selection committee. Mr. Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council, also visited. He complained about the Leader's office for not addressing the meeting requests he made with Ali Shamkhani and Ali Larijani after two months. He is considering running for president but is still uncertain.

Criticism of Mr. Seyyed Mohammad Khatami's remarks regarding the violated principles of the Constitution continues in the media, and Mr. Hashemi Shahroudi's statements in response to Khatami's comments have also been highlighted, with foreign media amplifying the situation.

Officials in Florida have announced that George W. Bush, the Republican candidate, has won the state by 537 votes over Al Gore, the Democratic candidate. However, Gore and the Democrats have not accepted this outcome and have filed a complaint with the Supreme Court. Bush has requested the transfer of power, but President Bill Clinton has withheld it, stating that the election results must be finalized.