Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 30, 1992

I reached my office at half past nine in the morning. After completing the remaining tasks, [Mr. Sirajuddin Kazrouni, Mohsen Nourbakhsh and Mohammad Ali Najafi], the Ministers of Housing and Urban Development, Economy and Finance, and Education and [Mr. Gholam Hossein Karbaschi], the Mayor of Tehran, came. We talked about solving the problems of non-profit schools. Finally, we decided to give them land at the regional rate, a loan from Note 3, and construction materials. Dr. [Abdullah] Jasbi, [President of Islamic Azad University] was also in the meeting; Islamic Azad University wants to establish 660 [non-profit] schools.

Allameh Mohammad Taqi Jafari came. He thanked the government for the programs and apologized for not accepting the membership of the academy's board of trustees. He had recommendations for the control of books in terms of ethics and economics, as well as paying more attention to Azerbaijan. He explained a bit about his works.

Mr. [Hossein] Mahlouji, [Minister of Mines and Metals] and [Ali] Shams Ardakani, [CEO of Qeshm Free Zone] came. They gave a report of actions in Qeshm Island and asked for gas and oil for industries. They informed that they have signed the contract for the construction of the first cement factory of seven hundred tons with China, at a price of about 9 million marks.

Mr. [Ali] Abdul Alizadeh, representative of Urmia, appealed by phone to prevent his disqualification. Dr. [Hasan] Habibi, [First Vice President], informed that he and [Mohammedreza] Behzadian were involved, and Mehdipour and several other people were rejected; On the phone, I told Mr. [Mohammed] Mohammadi Gilani, [Secretary of the Guardian Council] to try to hear the defense of such people. Disqualifications have been taken to extremes.

I asked Mr. [Mohammedreza] Nematzadeh, [Minister of Industries], for an explanation on the progress of the development of the cement industry. Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri gave a report on the election situation over the phone. Mr. [Mehdi] Karroubi, [Chairman of the Islamic Council], complained on the phone about the process of checking the qualifications of the candidates and asked me and the leadership to intervene to prevent the disqualifications.

In the evening Mr. Dr. [Mohammed Hossein] Adeli, [Chairman of the Central Bank] came and gave a report on his trip to Pakistan to participate in the meeting of the presidents of the central banks of Eco and the issue of the establishment of Eco Bank. He said that the Turks are disrupting the work. He reported on the country's currency and riyal situation; He expressed satisfaction with the economic situation of the country.

I came home after breaking the fast. it is raining Efat, Saeed and Ali were also there. Today, Fati went to this country with a delegation from the Women's Special Office, at the invitation of the Social Democratic Party of [West] Germany. Faeze has also gone to Gonbad [Kavus] [for equestrian competitions].