Daily Notes of 1999

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 28, 1999

Mr. [Mohammad] Gharazi, [member of the Tehran City Council], arrived. He presented examples of new revenue sources for the Tehran Municipality. He consulted [me] regarding running in the parliamentary elections and spoke about the necessity of forming an independent party.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 27, 1999

Mr. [Issa] Kalantari, the Minister of Agriculture, arrived. He provided a report on the drought, the severe drop in water levels at the Sefidrud Dam, the serious threat to Gilan's rice fields, and the scorching of many rain-fed wheat crops. He stated that the damage caused by the drought amounts to around 10,000 billion rials, and noted that given the country's other economic difficulties and the weak performance of executive officials, there is cause for concern.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 26, 1999

Mr. [Pino] Arlacchi, UN Under-Secretary-General and head of the drug control division, arrived. He expressed appreciation for Iran's efforts in combating drug trafficking and for my specific role, and promised further assistance from the United Nations.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 25, 1999

The United States has offered a five-million-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of [Slobodan] Milošević, [the former President of Yugoslavia], and his associates as war criminals.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 24, 1999

At eleven o'clock, I went to the Kushk office. The time until five o'clock in the afternoon was spent doing work and reading. In the evening at home, Dr. [Ahad] Milani-Nia had brought an engineer to repair the blood pressure monitor.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 23, 1999

Dr. [Alireza] Marandi, the former Minister of Health [and Medical Education], arrived. He is pleased about receiving the United Nations Population Award for population control in Iran during his tenure, and mentioned that the other nominee was [Bill Gates], the head of Microsoft, who also donates one billion dollars a year to the United Nations.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 22, 1999

Mr. [Seyed Ali Asghar] Mousavi, the proprietor of an export-oriented date packaging facility, came from Bushehr.He reported on his success in marketing and complained about the Agricultural Bank (Bank Keshavarzi) for refusing to grant a loan, which has brought his business to the verge of closure.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diaries - 30 Farvardin 1379 (April 20, 2000) - The Aftermath of the Berlin Conference and Akbar Ganji's Statements about Ayatollah Khomeini's Fate

The last page of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's memoirs for the year 1999,

"Memories of Akbar Hashemi - 28 Esfand 1378 - Today's meeting with Seyyed Mohammad Khatami, whom Akbar Hashemi intentionally did not receive at home yesterday, took place today at the workplace, and the heart

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 17, 2000 - Rejection of Immediate Meeting Request by Mohammad Khatami

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - March 16, 2000 - Akbar Hashemi's account of the extensive exploitation by reformists of the assassination of Saeed Hajarian

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 15, 2000 - Inauguration of Two International TV Networks (Jame Jam 1 and 2)

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 14, 2000 - Key Meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei and Criticism of Reformists’ Response to Saeed Hajjarian's Assassination Attempt

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 13, 2000 - Meeting with Allied Group Leaders and Analyses on the Assassination Attempt of Saeed Hajjarian

Memories Akbar Hashemi - 22 March 1378 - receiving news of the assassination of Saeed Hajarian in front of the Tehran City Council

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 11, 2000 - Strong Protests from Leftist Newspapers Over the Annulment of the Bandar Abbas, Minab, and Gachsaran Elections

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 10, 2000 - Protests in Gachsaran over the Annulment of Elections

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 9, 2000 - Letter to the Guardian Council for Continued Review of Ballot Boxes

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 8, 2000 - Meeting with Hassan Khomeini and Consultation on Statements by Intelligence and Judicial Officials Regarding the Death of Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini