Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

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Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی
Chairman of Expediency Discernment Council
Assumed office
6 February 1989
Appointed by Ali Khamenei
Preceded by Ali Khamenei
Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
In office
25 July 2007 – 8 March 2011
Preceded by Ali Meshkini
Succeeded by Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
4th President of Iran
In office
3 August 1989 – 3 August 1997
Vice President Hassan Habibi
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Preceded by Ali Khamenei
Succeeded by Mohammad Khatami
Chairman of the Parliament
In office
28 July 1980 – 3 August 1989
First Deputy Ali-Akbar Parvaresh
Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha
Mohammad Yazdi
Mehdi Karroubi
Preceded by Yadollah Sahabi
Succeeded by Mehdi Karroubi
Member of the Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
15 August 1983
Constituency Tehran
Majority 2,301,492 (5th term)
Tehran's Friday Prayer Interim Imam
In office
3 July 1981 – 17 July 2009
Appointed by Ruhollah Khomeini
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 1980 – 3 August 1989
Constituency Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority 1,891,264 (81.9%; 2nd term)
Minister of Interior
Acting
In office
6 November 1979 – 12 August 1980
Appointed by Islamic Revolution Council
Preceded by Hashem Sabbaghian
Succeeded by Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Personal details
Born (1934-08-25) 25 August 1934
Bahreman, Persia
Nationality Iranian
Political party Combatant Clergy Association
Other political
affiliations		 Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987)
Spouse(s) Effat Marashi (m. 1958)[1]
Children Mohsen (b. 1959)
Fatemeh (b. 1961)
Faezeh (b. 1962)
Mehdi (b. 1969)
Yasser (b. 1971)
Religion Twelver Shia Islam
Signature
Website Official Website
Military service
Allegiance Iran Iran
Commands Second-in-Command of Iran's Joint Chiefs of Staff
Battles/wars Iran–Iraq War
Awards 1st grade Fath Medal[2]

Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: ‌اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی‎‎),[3] or Hashemi Bahramani (هاشمی بهرمانی), born 25 August 1934) is an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth president of Iran. He was the head of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until 2011 when he decided not to nominate himself for the post.[4][5] He is also the chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran.

During the Iran–Iraq War Rafsanjani was the de facto commander-in-chief of the Iranian military. Rafsanjani was elected chairman of the Iranian parliament in 1980 and served until 1989. Rafsanjani also served as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997. He played an important role in the choice of Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader.[6] In 2005 he ran for a third term in office, placing first in the first round of elections but ultimately losing to rival Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the run-off round of the 2005 election.

Rafsanjani has been described as a centrist and a pragmatic conservative. He supports a free market position domestically, favoring privatization of state-owned industries, and a moderate position internationally, seeking to avoid conflict with the United States and the West.[7]

In 1997 during the Mykonos trial in Germany, it was declared that Hashemi Rafsanjani (the then president of Iran) alongside of Ayatollah Ali Khameni (supreme leader), Ali-Akbar Velayati (the then foreign minister) and Ali Fallahian (Intelligence Minister) has had role in assassination of Iran's opposition activists in Europe.[8] He is considered to be the richest person in Iran.[9]

On 11 May 2013, Rafsanjani entered the race for the June 2013 presidential election,[10] but on 21 May he was disqualified by the Guardian Council.

Early life and education

The young Rafsanjani in 1949

Rafsanjani was born in the village of Bahraman near the city of Rafsanjan in Kerman Province to a wealthy family of pistachio farmers.[11][12] He has eight siblings.[13] His mother, Hajie Khanom Mahbibi Hashemi, died at the age of 90 on 21 December 1995.[14]

He studied theology in the city of Qom with Ayatollah Khomeini, whose close follower he became.[15]

Speaker of the Parliament

Rafsanjani and Hassan Rouhani, Karbala 5 Operation

Ayatollah Rafsanjani was the Speaker of Parliament of Iran for 9 years. He was elected as the speaker in 1980 in the first season of Parliament after the Iranian Revolution. He was also chairman in the second season. After the death of Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, he joined the 1989 presidential race and became the President, leaving Parliament.

Presidency

Rafsanjani adopted an "economy-first" policy, supporting a privatization policy against leftist economic tendencies in the Islamic Republic.[16] Another source describes his administration as "economically liberal, politically authoritarian, and philosophically traditional" which put him in confrontation with more radical deputies in the majority in the Majles of Iran.[17]

As president, Rafsanjani was credited with spurring Iran's reconstruction following the 1980-88 war with Iraq.[18] Rafsanjani is known to be popular with the upper and middle classes, partially due to his economic reforms during his tenure and support for human rights (in comparison to the Khomeini years), which have been widely perceived as successful for the most part. However, his reconstruction efforts failed to reach the rural or war zones where they needed them the most, leaving him unpopular with the majority of the rural, veteran, and working class population. His reforms, despite attempting to curb the powers of the ultra-conservatives, failed to do so and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards would get increasing powers from Khamenei during his presidency. He was also accused of corruption by both conservatives[19] and reformists,[20] and known for tough crackdowns on dissent.

Domestic policy

Rafsanjani advocated a free market economy. With the state's coffers full, Rafsanjani pursued an economic liberalisation policy.[21] Rafsanjani's support for a deal with the United States over Iran's nuclear program and his free-market economic policies contrasted with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies, who advocate maintaining a hard line against Western intervention in the Middle East while pursuing a policy of economic redistribution to Iran's poor.[22] By espousing World Bank inspired structural adjustment policies, Rafsanjani desired a modern industrial-based economy integrated into the global economy.[23]

Rafsanjani urged universities to cooperate with industries. Turning to the quick pace of developments in today's world, he said that with "the world constantly changing, we should adjust ourselves to the conditions of our lifetime and make decisions according to present circumstances".[24] Among the projects he initiated are Islamic Azad University.[25][26]

During his presidency, a period in which Rafsanjani is described by western media sources as having been the most powerful figure in Iran, people ordered executed by the judicial system of Iran included political dissidents, drug offenders, Communists, Kurds, Bahais, and even Islamic clerics.[27]

The Iranian Mojahedin were recognized as a terrorist organization by both the Iranian government as well as the United States CIA. Regarding the Mojahedin, Rafsanjani said (Ettela'at, 31 October 1981):

“ God's law prescribes four punishments for them (the Mojahedin). 1-Kill them. 2-Hang them, 3-Cut off their hands and feet 4-Banish them. If we had killed two hundred of them right after the Revolution, their numbers would not have mounted this way. I repeat that according to the Quran, we are determined to destroy all [Mojahedin] who display enmity against Islam". ”

Foreign policy

Following years of deterioration in foreign relations under Khomeini during the Iran-Iraq war, Rafsanjani sought to rebuild ties with Arab states[28] as well as with countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus, including Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.[29] However, relations with European countries and the United States remained poor, even though Rafsanjani had a track record of handling difficult situations and defusing crises.[30]

He condemned both the United States and Iraq during the Persian Gulf War in 1991. After the war he strove to renew close ties with the West, although he refused to lift Khomeini's fatwa against the British author Salman Rushdie.[31]

Rafsanjani has said that Iran is ready to assist Iraq, "expecting nothing in return". On the other hand, he has said that "peace and stability" is a function of the "evacuation of the occupiers."[32]

Iran gave humanitarian help to the victims of the conflict. Iran sent truckloads of food and medicine to Iraq, and thousands of Kuwaiti refugees were given shelter in Iran.[33]

Rafsanjani voiced support to Prince Abdullah's peace initiative and to "everything the Palestinians agree to". He also stated that what he called "Iran's international interests" must take precedence over those of Iranian allies in Syria and Lebanon.[30]

Ayatollah Rafsanjani is a supporter of Iran's nuclear program. In 2007 Rafsanjani reiterated that the use of weapons of mass destruction was not part of the Islamic Republic culture. Rafsanjani said: "You [US and allies] are saying that you cannot trust Iran would not use its nuclear achievements in the military industries, but we are ready to give you full assurances in this respect."[34] According to The Economist, he is regarded by many Iranians "as the only person with the guile and clout to strike a deal with the West to end economic sanctions" imposed upon the country due to its nuclear program.[35]

After presidency

Rafsanjani as the chairman of the parliament and Mohammad Khatami

Post-presidency, Rafsanjani delivered a sermon at Tehran University in the summer of 1999 praising government use of force to suppress student demonstrations.[27]

In 2000, in the first election after the end of his presidency, Rafsanjani ran again for Parliament. In the Tehran contest, Rafsanjani came in 30th, or last, place. At first he was not among the 30 representatives of Tehran elected, as announced by the Iranian Ministry of the Interior, but the Council of Guardians then ruled numerous ballots void, leading to accusations of ballot fraud in Rafsanjani's favor.[27] Rafsanjani thus became a Majlis representative, but resigned before being sworn in. He explained that he felt he was "able to serve the people better in other posts".

Rafsanjani is the current Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, that resolves legislative issues between the Majlis and the Council of Guardians.

In December 2006, Rafsanjani was elected to the Assembly of Experts representing Tehran with more than 1.5 million votes, which was more than any other candidate. Ahmadinejad opponents won majority of local election seats. On 4 September 2007 he was elected Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, the body that selects Iran's supreme leader, in what was considered a blow to the supporters of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He won the chairmanship with 41 votes of the 76 cast. His ultraconservative opponent, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, received 31 votes.[36] He was running against Ahmad Jannati. Rafsanjani was re-elected to the position on 10 March 2009, running against Mohammad Yazdi. He received 51 votes compared to Yazdi's 26.[37][38] On 8 March 2011 he withdrew from the election. Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani is the new Chairman.[39]

In more recent years, Rafsanjani has advocated freedom of expression, tolerance and civil society. In a speech on 17 July 2009, Rafsanjani criticized restriction of media and suppression of activists, and put emphasis on the role and vote of people in the Islamic Republic constitution.[40][41][42] The event has been considered by analysts as the most important and most turbulent Friday prayer in the history of contemporary Iran.[43] Nearly 1.5-2.5 million people attended the speech in Tehran.[44]

Crisis following 2009 election

2009 election protests

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During the 2009 Presidential election, Rafsanjani's former rival and incumbent president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, won a (disputed) landslide victory over challenger Mir-Hossein Mousavi. His daughter was arrested on 21 June by plain clothes Basij during the subsequent protest[45] and later sentenced to six months in jail on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic.[46]

Rafsanjani was chairman of the Assembly of Experts, which is responsible for appointing or removing the Supreme Leader, who has been rumored to not be in the best of health.[47] After the disputed results of the election were certified by the Supreme Leader, Rafsanjani was reported to have called a meeting of the Assembly of Experts, but it is unknown what the outcome or disposition of this meeting actually was.[48] During this time Rafsanjani relocated from Tehran to Qom, where the country's religious leaders sit. However, for the most part, Rafsanjani was silent about the controversial 12 June election and its aftermath.[49]

On 17 July 2009, Rafsanjani publicly addressed the election crisis, mass arrests and the issue of freedom of expression during Friday prayers. The prayers witnessed an extremely large crowd that resembled the Friday prayers early after the revolution. Supporters of both reformist and conservative parties took part in the event. During prayers, Rafsanjani argued the following:[50]

All of us the establishment, the security forces, police, parliament and even protestors should move within the framework of law... We should open the doors to debates. We should not keep so many people in prison. We should free them to take care of their families. ... It is impossible to restore public confidence overnight, but we have to let everyone speak out. ... We should have logical and brotherly discussions and our people will make their judgments. ... We should let our media write within the framework of the law and we should not impose restrictions on them. ... We should let our media even criticize us. Our security forces, our police and other organs have to guarantee such a climate for criticism.[51]

Assembly of Experts election

On 8 March 2011 Rafsanjani lost his post as chairman of the powerful Assembly of Experts, replaced by Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani. Rafsanjani stated that he withdrew from the election for chairman to "avoid division." The loss was said to be the result of intensive lobbying "in recent weeks" by "hardliners and supporters" of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and part of Rafsanjani's gradual loss of power over the years.[52] It was said that Rafsanjani would be dismissed as head of Expediency Discernment Council but he was re-appointed for another five years term on 14 March 2012 by Ali Khamenei.

2013 Presidential elections

On 11 May 2013 Rafsanjani registered for the 14 June presidential election with just minutes to spare.[53] Former reformist president Mohammad Khatami endorsed him.[54] However, on 21 May 2013, Iran's electoral watchdog disqualified him from standing in the presidential election.[55] On 11 June 2013, Rafsanjani endorsed moderate Hassan Rouhani in the elections for Iran's presidency saying the candidate was "more suitable" than others for presidency.[56]

Controversies

Accusations

The names of the victims appear in the commemorative plaque in front of Mykonos restaurant in Berlin

Rafsanjani is currently sought by the Argentinian government for ordering the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires.[57] It is based on the allegation that senior Iranian officials planned the attack in an August 1993 meeting, including Khamanei, the Supreme Leader, Mohammad Hejazi, Khamanei's intelligence and security advisor, Rafsanjani, then president, Ali Fallahian, then intelligence minister, and Ali Akbar Velayati, then foreign minister.[58]

In 1997 during the Mykonos trial in Germany, it was declared that Rafsanjani, the then president of Iran, alongside of Ayatollah Khamenei, Velayati and Fallahian had role in assassination of Iran's opposition activists in Europe.

Tension with Ahmadinejad

After his loss at the presidential elections in 2005, a growing tension between him and President Ahmadinejad arose. Rafsanjani has criticized Ahmadinejad's administration several times for conducting a purge of government officials,[59] slow move towards privatization[60] and recently hostile foreign policy in particular the atomic energy policy.[61] In return Ahmadinejad fought back that Rafsanjani failed to differentiate privatization with the corrupt takeover of government-owned companies and of foreign policies which led to sanctions against Iran in 1995 and 1996.[62][63] He also implicitly denounced Rafsanjani and his followers by calling those who criticize his nuclear program as "traitors".[64]

During a debate with Mirhossein Moussavi in 2009 presidential election, Ahmadinejad accused Hashemi of corruption. Hashemi released an open letter in which he complained about what he called the president's "insults, lies and false allegations" and asked the country's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, to intervene.[65]

Political parties

Although Rafsanjani has been a member of the pragmatic-conservative Combatant Clergy Association, he has a close bond to the reformist Kargozaran party. He has been seen as flip-flopping between conservative and reformist camps since the election of Mohammad Khatami, supporting reformers in that election, but going back to the conservative camp in the 2000 parliamentary elections as a result of the reformist party severely criticizing and refusing to accept him as their candidate. Reformists, including Akbar Ganji, accused him of involvement in murdering dissidents and writers during his presidency. In the end, the major differences between the Kargozaran and the reformists party weakened both and eventually resulted in their loss at the presidential elections in 2005. However, Rafsanjani has regained close ties with the reformers since he lost the 2005 presidential elections to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[21]

Electoral history

Hashemi casting his vote in 2013 presidential election
Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
1980Parliament1,151,514≈5415th Won
1982Assembly of Experts≈2,200,000≈69 Won
1984ParliamentIncrease 1,891,264Increase 81.91st Won
1988ParliamentDecrease 1,573,587Increase 82.31st Won
1989President15,537,39496.11st Won
1990Assembly of ExpertsDecrease ≈1,600,000Increase ≈82 Won
1993PresidentDecrease 10,449,933Decrease 641st Won
1998Assembly of ExpertsIncrease ≈1,680,000Decrease ≈60 Won
2000ParliamentDecrease 749,884Decrease 25.5830th Won but Withdrew
2005President Decrease 6,211,937Decrease 21.131st Went to run-off
President run offIncrease 10,046,701Increase 35.932nd Lost
2006Assembly of ExpertsDecrease 1,564,197Decrease ≈411st Won
2013President – Disqualified
2016Assembly of Experts Increase 2,301,492Increase 51.131st Won

Personal life

Hashemi speaking as his wife, Effat listening

From his marriage to Effat Mar'ashi in 1962, Rafsanjani has three sons: Mohsen, Mehdi, and Yasser, as well as two daughters, Fatemeh and Faezeh. Only Faezeh Hashemi chose a political life, which led to her becoming a Majlis representative and then the publisher of the newspaper Zan (woman), which was closed in February 1999.[66]

Family tree

[67][68]

 
 
 
 
Mah-Bibi Safarian
 
Mirza Ali
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effat Marashi
 
Akbar Hashemi BahramaniMohammdMahmoudAhmadGhasemTayyebehTahereh
 
Sedigheh
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mohsen
 
Fatemeh
 
Faezeh
 
Mehdi
 
Yasser
 
 

Books

In addition, the full text of his Friday Prayer sermons and his congress keynote speeches are also published separately.[72] Based on his diary, viewpoints, speeches and interviews, several independent books have been published so far.

See also

References

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