Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 26, 1994

At nine o'clock in the morning, we went to Tehran University to participate in the start of the university academic year. The president of Tehran University, deputy and health minister reported. I gave the prizes for the first, second and third place in the exam. I spoke in detail about the quantitative and qualitative successes and the future plans of higher education.

I went to my office. The heads of the IRGC and the Ministry of Energy came and signed the contract for the construction of the huge Karkeh dam in the amount of 48 billion tomans and a delivery time of five years, in my presence. Mr. [Bijan Namdar] Zanganeh, [Minister of Energy], Mr. [Jasem] Jaderi, [Representative of Dasht-Azadegan] and Mr. [Mohsen] Rezaei, [Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC] spoke. With videos and slides, they gave good explanations about this dam and the hydropower potential of the country and the plans. I also spoke briefly. We will have the largest dam reservoir in this dam. Dr. [Ahmed Ali] Nurbala, the president of Shahid University, came. He reported the work and complained about the lack of support from the head of the Shahid Foundation. He asked for more support.

In the evening of the meeting of economic ministers and deputies, we had a second program about resources; Then, with the committee of the parliament unification committee, with the presence of the speaker of the parliament, which lasted until ten o'clock. About the price of fuel, we spent a lot of time and reached limited results. They were our guests for dinner. I arrived home at eleven o'clock at night. Eft and his Libyan guests were in Jamshidiyeh Park.