Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 12, 1995

[Mr. Gholamhossein Karbaschi], the mayor of Tehran, came. First of all, we went to the opening ceremony of the Mirdamad bridge and the seventeen kilometer highway of Shahid Babayi; It is very interesting and has an admirable speed of action and initiative, but it has cost much more than expected. We also passed the highway. In its entrance, on the side of the road, managers and officials explained and we opened the curtain. In their meeting, we heard the report of engineer [Abul Qasim] Ashuri, [Deputy Technical and Civil Engineer of Tehran Municipality] and the municipality. I spoke encouragingly to them.

I went to my office. Radio executives were waiting. We heard Mr. [Ali] Larijani's report. I spoke to them and gave comments on their work methods. I had a market regulation meeting and we made decisions. During the meeting, the news came that Haj Ahmad Agha had fainted and was in the hospital. I finished the meeting early and went to Jamaran, Baqiyatullah Hospital, near our house. The doctors said, the brain is completely disabled and the hope of treatment is less than 1%.

I spoke with their wife - Fatima Khanum. He said that they were normal last night until half past two in the morning and then they slept. From noon to half past two, he was at Javad's house, and at six in the morning, he was sleeping and snoring as usual, and at eight o'clock, when we went to see them, they had fallen on the side of the bed, vomited, and passed out. We informed the doctor and they were taken to the hospital. The doctors started the heart with shock and artificial respiration and the blood pressure reached the lungs. At the request of the family and with the consent of Ayatollah Khamenei, the doctor has been summoned from London.

I went to the government meeting. I was a guest of Ayatollah Khamenei for dinner. We talked about the incident of Mr. Ahmad and the future possibilities and my trip to Pakistan. They are worried about the safety of travel. I came home at nine o'clock at night. Chastity came before the Imam's family. He said their distressed situation. I told him to stop traveling to Pakistan. I went to the hospital; The situation is the same as before. Blood pressure has increased by two degrees with the medicine. We discussed the trip to Pakistan with my office. According to all issues, appropriate decisions were made.