Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 18, 1989

I worked in my office until half past seven in the morning. I went to the public session of the parliament. Before the meeting started, I told the representatives that presenting the report of the SAIPA research group in such a crude manner is not in accordance with the rules. The commission must report the result, and in addition, it will cause conflict between the judiciary and the parliament; This report is out of order. Summer vacations were also discussed. About a hundred representatives demanded not to close.

I went to my office at half past nine. My legs and back are uncomfortable. Some representatives of Kerman came. They complained about the dismissal of the head of the radio station in Kerman. I told Muhammad [the head of the broadcasting organization]; He said he is a harsh person, I didn't trust him.

At noon, Dr. [Hasan] Rouhani came. He gave comments about the future cabinet. A group of members of the Defense Commission came and discussed the issue of integration and duty of military industries. In the evening, I had a lot of meetings with the representatives, who mostly talked about the issues of the constituency and future cabinet ministers: the representatives of Khorasan, Ramhormoz, Khorramshahr, and Abadan, etc.

At night, we had a meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei. We discussed the new industry experiment that has been achieved. Also discussed was my trip to Yugoslavia for the Non-Aligned Leaders' Conference. We preferred not to travel at this stage due to the possibility of danger. The head of the judiciary and some cabinet ministers were discussed.

I came home late. Mr. [Abbas Waez] Tabasi [Tulit of Astan Quds Razavi and representative of the religious jurist in Khorasan] requested by phone that Mr. [Hasan] Ghafourid become the governor of Khorasan instead of the current governor.