Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – April 3, 1993

Mr. [Mortaza] Mirbagheri, the secretary of the Supreme Council of Youth, came and talked about the organizational chart and the way to hold the council meeting. Dr. [Mustafa] Moin, [Minister of Culture and Higher Education] came and asked about the establishment of the laser center with the help of Professor [Ali] Javan and strengthening the budget for sending professors for study opportunities and preparing scientific journals and books and raising the salaries of university faculty members.

Photo of meeting with Mahathir Mohamad

Dr. [Syed Mohammad Reza] Hashemi [Golpaigani, Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution], came for the order of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. Mr. [Abdul Hossein] Vahaji, [Minister of Commerce] came. He gave a report on the situation of bread and the purchase of basic goods and a plan for the mechanization of bread baking. Salmani came for correction. I used the pool.

In the evening, we had a meeting with Mr. Mahathir Mohammad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, who has come to Iran with his family at the head of a delegation. The negotiations were about the development of cooperation. They are interested in selling palm oil and using Iranian soil to transit goods to Central Asia.

The Supreme National Security Council had its first meeting in 1372. Negotiations were held about [the Republic of] Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Russia and dealing with American and Western propaganda and the hypocrites.

In the evening, I gave a dinner in honor of the Malaysian guests. At the dinner table and before dinner, I asked Mr. Mahathir Mohammad many questions. He did not remember the figures; When I met him in Indonesia, I found him more dominant. At the same time, their ladies were guests of chastity. The night of chastity arrived later than me and he had a lot to say.