Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 21, 1993

After the morning prayer, the work was done. [Executive Vice President] Mr. [Hamid] Mirzadeh came. He asked for permission to establish a large full-time and part-time university in Kish through a contract with prestigious British universities under their license. He reported about the restoration of palm trees on Abadan Island and whether to give the work to Jihad Construction or to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Mr. [Ali] Safdari, Mr. Kazemi and Mr. [Ismail] Ferdowsipour came from the judiciary. They gave explanations and applied for the employment of judges and employees for the judicial system. All three have been recently approved. They will ask me for an opinion. Mr. Ferdowsi expressed his readiness to take over the Ministry of Information.

Mr. Sidaryaz Hussain [Najafi], a Pakistani scholar and the head of the Islamic seminary in Buffalo, America, and a Pakistani doctor who pays for the school came. They gave explanations about Jami Al-Muntazar Lahore and the school they have in America.

Mr. [Gholamohsin] Deljo, the head of Iran Insurance Company, came. He gave an insurance performance report and explanations about reinsurance. It is claimed that it has been good for us; For example, last year we paid 4.5 million dollars and received 12 million dollars. Because of this, Lloyd's insurance announced huge losses and demanded that the bank return everything to them.

In the evening, the government board had a meeting. We approved the regulation of mutual sale (buyback). I returned to my office. Ahmad's brother came. He gave a report of his trip and asked for permission to break the bottom of our pump in Nog.

At night, ministers and deputies were my guests at the Nihad [Presidential] club. They reported that most of the ministers did not vote in the vote of the right wing of the parliament, which is the majority. They joked and had fun about it.