Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | عبدی مدیا

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 22, 2003

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 20, 1981

Memoirs of Akbar Hasheمی – July 19, 1981

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 18, 1981

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 17, 1981

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 16, 1981

I made up for the two-day delay in writing my memoirs and also spent an hour studying tafsir. Considering my own state of mind and the situation in society, I chose the verses concerning the Battle of Uhud. I then went to visit the Imam.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 15, 1981

Since I had slept at Parliament the previous night, I started work an hour earlier. I read the reports, wrote the Arabic text of the Friday Prayer sermon, and sent it for translation.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 21, 2003

The issue of the bombing of the UN office in Iraq is still receiving attention from the media and political circles. Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, has criticized the US's negligence regarding security in Iraq and that office, stating that the US and the UK have failed to fulfill their duty. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the former UN Secretary-General, has also condemned the US. Some media outlets have even accused the US itself.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 20,2003

Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Baqer Hakim and Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani have condemned the bombing of the UN office in Baghdad. It has been announced that five Iranians have been arrested in Baghdad on charges of interfering in Iraqi affairs....

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 19, 2003

It was announced that Taha Yassin Ramadan, Saddam's first deputy, has also been arrested. Dr. Iraj Yazdanbakhsh, an Iranian physician residing in Heisenberg, Germany, said that many Iranians abroad, including Ardeshir Zahedi, the foreign minister of the Pahlavi era, are willing to help Iran in resolving global issues.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 14, 1981

I wrote the two days of delayed diary entries first thing in the morning. Then I went to the Majlis. We had an open session. The discussion concerned the budget bill. We were making good progress. There was an open session both in the morning and afternoon.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 13, 1981

I went to the Majlis with a slight delay. The discussion on the details of the budget bill began, and we made good progress. We had sessions in the morning and afternoon.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 12, 1981

We had an open session, continuing the discussion of the general principles of the budget. I chaired half of the session, and Mr. [Ali-Akbar] Parvaresh chaired the other half.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 11, 1981

Because of the budget, which according to the regulations required us to hold at least five hours of open session each day, we had scheduled the session to begin at six in the morning.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 10, 1981

After having suhoor, I did not go back to sleep and spent two hours studying for the Friday prayer sermons. Ali, my nephew, who had spent two months on the western front with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, came to see me, and I was pleased.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 9, 1981

I went to the Majlis earlier than usual. Mr. Moradi, the Revolutionary Prosecutor of Rafsanjan, had come and asked for help because he had been dismissed. He believed that the influence of local rivals had played a role.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 8, 1981

I went to bed very late at night, and even after suhoor, I did not get into a deep sleep. We had a public session, and the bill on political parties was under discussion.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 7, 1981

I woke up late. After eating sahari, I had gone to sleep at three-thirty in the morning and woke with a start close to eight. The public session was supposed to begin at eight.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 6, 1981

I wrote the two days of delayed memoirs. We had a public session, and the bill on political parties was on the agenda. Several articles were approved. I invited the new head of my office to begin work.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – – August 18, 2003

A group of freed prisoners of war and officials from the Headquarters for Handling the Affairs of Freed Prisoners of War came. Mr. Abbas Ali Vakili, the head of the headquarters, gave a report. I also spoke about the patience of the freed prisoners and the fate of the oppressors, which is currently unfolding in Iraq. One of the freed prisoners criticized the conduct of Mr. Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi, who, as the deputy of the Leader's representative, acts using the position of his late brother....

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 5, 1981

Early in the morning, Mr. Mohsen Rezaei came to the house and gave a report on the campaign against the various opposition groups. It became clear that the person responsible for the bombing of the Islamic Republican Party office, the fugitive Mojahed [Mohammad Reza] Kolahi, was a member of the Mojahedin-e Khalq.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 4, 1981

We did not have a public session. I went to the Majlis at around nine-thirty. I waited for some time for the Rules Committee, but the required quorum was not reached.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 3, 1981

I fasted, but in the afternoon it was announced by the religious authorities that it had not been established that today was the beginning of Ramadan.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – July 2, 1981

After Mr. Khamenei was injured, the Imam assigned me to lead the Friday prayers. In preparation for the Friday prayers, I studied some of the rulings concerning Friday prayers in Tahrir al-Wasila.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 17, 2003

In Iraq, conflicts and demonstrations continue. Various diseases caused by uranium that was used in the war and shortages and heat have increased. The situation of orphaned children has become a disaster and authorities have warned America that people's patience is running out....

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 30, 1981

Early in the morning at Parliament, I read several verses from Surah Al Imran concerning the Battle of Uhud. They bore a striking resemblance to the martyrs of the night before last—Mr. Beheshti, Hamza, and the others [of the Muslim army].

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 29, 1981

We had a long consultative meeting in which we discussed how to announce the disaster, the messages to be issued, and the immediate measures to be taken, and we made several decisions. Reports indicated that more than sixty people had been martyred and more than twenty wounded.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 28, 1981

I wrote two days’ worth of diary entries first thing in the morning, and at six-thirty I went to Heart Hospital. Mr. Khamenei’s condition was satisfactory. He recognized me. I felt somewhat relieved.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 26, 1981

Early in the morning, we prepared to leave for Jiroft and Kahnuj. We went to the Air Force base. We spoke with some of the personnel and boarded the helicopter.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 26, 1981

From morning until noon, I stayed at the home of Sheikh Mohammad Hashemian in Rafsanjan, and a number of relatives and acquaintances came to see me and raised their concerns.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 25, 1981

Early in the morning, I made up for the two days of writing my memoirs that I had fallen behind on. Then I went to the airport and, accompanied by the Guards, Fati, Mehdi, and Yaser, set off for Kerman in a small Falcon aircraft to assess the situation of the earthquake victims in Golbaf, Kerman.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 24, 1981

I came to my office early in the morning. We had a public session. At ten in the morning, we adjourned the session, but the Presidium meeting continued until the afternoon.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 23, 1981

Early in the morning, the body of Martyr Chamran had been brought to Parliament for the funeral procession. I offered my condolences to his family. During the public session, the credentials of Mr. Behrouzieh, the representative from Kalibar, were discussed.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 22, 1981

The credentials of the representatives from Kalibar and Golpayegan were on the agenda. I announced the news of Dr. Chamran’s martyrdom. The news of the execution of eight members of the counterrevolutionary groups has instilled fear in the hearts of the opposition.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 16, 2003

The US has officially declared the National Council of Resistance of Iran (Mojahedin-e-Khalq organization) as terrorist and illegal, frozen their accounts, and banned any assistance to them; perhaps due to the unjustifiability of the double standard policy regarding terrorists that is not accepted from the US, although it has shown leniency toward them.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 15, 2003

Last night, in Resolution 1500, the UN Security Council welcomed the formation of the Governing Council in Iraq, but refrained from recognizing it as proposed by the United States, and also welcomed the establishment of a UN representative mission in Iraq. Only Syria abstained from voting and declared that the other members had voted under US pressure.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 21, 1981

Since I had slept in Parliament, I began the morning by studying the reports. In many cities, the groups had also caused minor disturbances, which were suppressed with the intervention of the people.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 20, 1981

Early in the morning, Effat went to Iranmehr Hospital to undergo a minor surgical procedure and was admitted. I went to Parliament. The motion on “the political incompetence of Mr. Bani-Sadr” was on the agenda.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 19, 1981

Early in the morning, Dr. Mansourian came to see Effat. She arranged to have Effat admitted to the hospital tomorrow for surgery. She asked for my help in resolving a problem she had with the Revolutionary Court.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 18, 1981

Today is a holiday, and I am resting at home. I had intended to go there to look into the situation of the earthquake victims in Golbaf, Kerman, but because of the sensitivity of the situation in the capital, I decided to forgo the trip.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 17, 1981

I left home at six o’clock so that consultations could take place before the session, which was extremely sensitive. The agenda was discussion of the rules of procedure for examining the President’s political competence.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 16, 1981

Effat had a fever. I left the house. The Parliament had a public session. The two-motion urgency of the bill on the political incompetence of the President, its rules of procedure, and the continuation of the discussion on incorporating the Revolutionary Courts into the Judiciary were on the agenda, and the session was sensitive and political.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 15, 1981

I arrived at the Parliament four minutes late. It was the first time I had ever been late. Before the agenda, Mr. [Mohammad Ali] Heydari Nahavandi briefly responded to Bani-Sadr’s statement, and one of the representatives spoke in opposition. Mr. [Ali Akbar] Moinfar then read a letter from Messrs. Engineer [Mehdi] Bazargan, Dr. [Yadollah] Sahabi, and Dr. [Kazem] Sami.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 14, 1981

These are eventful days. The book of Iran’s history is being turned rapidly; major historical events are taking place, and history is moving swiftly.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 14, 2003

In Basra, in an attack on a British vehicle, two British nationals have been killed and one wounded. A new tape of Saddam [Hussein] has been broadcast, encouraging people to resist against the occupiers and calling on religious scholars to issue a fatwa of jihad. France has stated that it will veto any possible Security Council resolution regarding the lifting of sanctions against Libya.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 13, 2003

Mohsen Hakim: Paul Bremer has no veto power, but if the Governing Council makes decisions contrary to the interests of the occupiers, it is not certain they will be implemented. The three main objectives of the council: running the country, reconstruction, and drafting a constitution. In Baghdad's Sadr City, there was severe fighting between the Americans and supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr.

شیخ اکبر به او میگوید خودش رسیدگی میکند! و از بررسی نتیجه او هم خبری نیست.

In the 2003 diaries of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, we read that Abdollah Jasbi went to him several times and complained about the entry of specific items by the Ministry of Intelligence under the cover of Islamic Azad University.

Sheikh Akbar tells him that he himself will look into it! And there is no news of the result of his investigation either

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 13, 1981

In order to learn the Imam’s view regarding Mr. Bani-Sadr, concerning the presidency and the motion of political incompetence, I went to his home early in the morning.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 12, 1981

Early in the morning, Colonel Vahid [Dastjerdi], the Chief of Police, came and gave a report on the situation in the cities.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 11, 1981

I replied to the letters that had been sent to the house by people seeking assistance. I arrived at the Parliament at seven in the morning.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 10, 1981

I replied to the letters that had been sent to the house by people seeking assistance. I arrived at the Parliament at seven in the morning. We had a public session. Mehdi, whose school was closed, came to the Parliament with me.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 9, 1981

We had a public session. Before the agenda, I spoke about the Imam’s remarks against the liberals and Israel’s attack on the nuclear power plant under construction in Iraq.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 8, 1981

Today, because of the suspension of the newspapers, I expected that incidents might occur, even in the Parliament. We had a public session. Nothing important happened.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 7, 1981

I fasted; it was the last of the six days of missed fasts that I had not observed two years earlier because I was recovering from being shot and undergoing surgery.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 12, 2003

Dr. Zarif mentioned examples of Western pressure on the nuclear industry and proposed the signing and temporary implementation of the Additional Protocol, even before its approval by the parliament. I said they should focus more on continuing the negotiations. Mr. Reza Amrollahi, the former head of the Atomic Energy Organization, came and said that if it is decided...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 6, 1981

Early in the morning, for the first time since the victory of the Revolution, I went to the old Parliament building to see the condition of the library.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 5, 1981

I stayed at home for almost the entire day and went out only for Friday prayers. Early in the morning, Mr. Reyshahri called and said that Mr. Bani-Sadr had told Mr. Ghafouri, the governor of Mashhad, “I can see with my own eyes, just like this Mount Damavand, Mr. Reyshahri’s turban being wrapped around his neck and him being paraded through the streets.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 4, 1981

At the public session, we discussed correcting the points raised by the Guardian Council in its objections to the provisions of the bill to abolish the “Imperial Decree” and the bill establishing the War-Affected Foundation.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 3, 1981

In the public session, I dealt harshly with Messrs. Fouad Karimi, [Hassan] Ayat, and [Abdolhamid] Deyalameh, who had objections concerning the Rules of Procedure. Finally, today the work on the one-twelfth budget was completed.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 2, 1981

We had a public session on the one-twelfth budget. Mr. Salamatiyan’s move at the beginning of the session made me angry. The session continued in the afternoon as well.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 1, 1981

It was the anniversary of the Prophet’s appointment to prophethood, and I had no work to do. I was two days behind in writing my diary. I wrote it from memory.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 31, 1981

ecause I had slept at the Parliament, I took care of some matters before the public session began. We had a public session starting at seven in the morning.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 30, 1981

We had a public session, and the discussion was on the budget. The speeches were lengthy, and it was easy to conduct the session, with less need for my intervention. I stayed until the end of the session.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 11, 2003

In Iraq, the heat and problems have made people desperate, and suicides have also begun among the occupying forces. The British embassy in Baghdad was attacked with a grenade. A U.S. court has arrested a British arms dealer. He is accused of selling anti-aircraft missiles to individuals who...

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – May 29, 1981

We had breakfast in the presence of Mr. Montazeri at his home. Messrs. Mohsen Rezaei and [Reza] Seifollahi came, and we discussed how to proceed following the Imam’s statements.