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

Report from Seyyed Reza Zavareh about the recounting and results of the sixth parliamentary elections and other related topics

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 6, 2000 - The Trial of Police Officers Over the Dormitory Incident is a Matter of Great Interest; Many Supporters and Opponents

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 5, 2000 - Night Report by Yasser Hashemi, Mohammad Lahouti, and Hassan Maadi Khah on the Recounting of Tehran’s Ballot Boxes

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 4, 2000 - Consultation with Mohsen Hashemi and Ali Larijani Regarding the Belgian Court’s Action

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 3, 2000 - Concerns of Sheikh Mohammad Hassan Rahimian and Commander Ahmadian Following the Preliminary Results of the Sixth Parliamentary Election

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 2, 2000 - Continuing the Report on the Trip to Hormozgan Province, Including Today's Visit to Army Naval Units and Facilities

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - March 1, 2000 - Report on the Trip to Hormozgan Province, Visiting Military Naval Bases of the Army and IRGC, and Attending the Congress of Martyr Commanders of the Province

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 29, 2000 - The Guardian Council's More Serious Involvement in Recounting and Reviewing the Qualifications of Elected Representatives for the Sixth Parliament and a Meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei with Ahmad Jannati Prese

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 28, 2000 - Continued Election Consultations with Ali Larijani

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 27, 2000 - Composition of New Parliamentary Representatives

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 26, 2000 - Meeting with Ali Larijani and Ali Akbar Velayati and receiving electoral advice

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 25, 2000 - Warm reception from worshippers, it seems they feel I have been wronged

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 24, 2000 - Ali Larijani said over the phone that the Ministry of Interior is manipulating the vote counting and announcement process

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 23, 2000 - Announcement of the Results of the Sixth Parliamentary Election in Tehran, where Akbar Hashemi was ranked 28th

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 21, 2000 - Concerns of the Ministry of Intelligence Regarding the Election Results and Stalled Progress in Investigations into the Serial Killings

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - March 2, 2000 - Concerns and reports from Sheikh Ahmad Jannati regarding the results of the Sixth Parliament elections, Seyyed Mohammad Mir-Mohammadi, elected from the Qom constituency.

Memories of Akbar Hashemi - February 20, 2000 - Meeting with Abdullah Jasbi and Concerns About Election Results

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - February 19, 2000 - Concerns of the Hashemi family regarding the announcement of the results of the Sixth Parliament elections.

Diary of Akbar Hashemi - February 18, 2000 - Start of the Sixth Parliament Elections

Diary of Akbar Hashemi - February 17, 2000 I said that a group should be assigned to ensure that no fraud occurs during the voting and counting of votes.

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - February 16, 2000 Hashemi's account of the reason for the left's election smear campaign: They are upset about my presence!

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - February 15, 2000 Meeting with Abdullah Jasbi and Ali Larijani regarding election consultations and mechanization of elections

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 14, 2000 - Negotiations with Ayatollah Khamenei, Sheikh Ahmad Jannati, Mohammad Hassan Tolayi, and Abdullah Jasbi Following Ali Larijani's Report

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - February 13, 2000 Meeting with Election-Related Youth from the Executives Party

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 12, 2000 - Report on the Electoral and Political Behavior of Gholamhossein Karbaschi, Especially After His Release from Prison Despite His Complaints About the Behavior of the Reformist Government and Others

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 11, 2000 - Participation in the Bahman 22 (February 11) Rally: It Seemed That Fewer People Attended Compared to Previous Years

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 10, 2000 - Amirkabir University Denies Allegations by the Office for Strengthening Unity Regarding the Cancellation of the Conference

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 9, 2000 - Meeting with Amir Tehrani and Hashem, Deputy Ministers of Intelligence, Regarding the Change in Initial Interrogations of the Suspects in the Chain Murders

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 8, 2000 - Meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei and Ignoring the Request of Sheikh Abdullah Nouri for Leniency in Court Sentence and Meeting with the Leader

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 7, 2000 - Electoral Meeting of the Chakad Azadandishan Front, Established by Abdullah Jasbi for Electoral Purposes

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 6, 2000 - Report of the Meeting of the Heads of the Three Branches

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 5, 2000 - Discussions Regarding the Organized Seminary Students' Sit-In Over Nikahang Kowsar's Cartoon

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 4, 2000 - Advice to Faezeh Hashemi for Moderation in Statements and Criticism Against Reformists

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 3, 2000 - Protective Warning from Sheikh Ahmad Jannati Relayed by the IRGC

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 2, 2000 - Electoral Meeting with Mohammad Hashemi, Vice President in the Reformist Government

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - February 2, 1999 - Informal Visit to Tehran Metro

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - February 1, 2000 - Gholam Ali Haddad Adel's Claim in a Meeting with Hashemi that Liberals and Reformists Follow Immanuel Kant in Advocating Religion Without Sharia

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 30, 2000 - Mohsen Rezaei’s Report on His Election Negotiations with Reformists

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 29, 2000 - Meeting with Sheikh Mohsen Rahami, Lawyer of Sheikh Abdullah Nouri, Seeking Hashemi's Assistance for His Client’s Release from Prison

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 28, 2000 - Meeting with Seyed Hossein Marashi, Eshaq Jahangiri, and Gholamhossein Karbaschi After His Release from Prison and the Message from Sheikh Abdullah Nouri Regarding Efforts for His Own Release

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 27, 2000 - Written Report by Ataollah Mohajerani, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Following Remarks by Sheikh Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi Alleging That the CIA Director Came to Iran with a Suitcase Full of Money

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 26, 2000 - Reactions and Discussions on the Clemency Request and Release of Gholamhossein Karbaschi in the Press

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 25, 2000 - The Supreme Leader Granted Clemency to Gholamhossein Karbaschi After His Rewritten Request

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 24, 2000 - Meeting with Ebrahim Raisi, Head of the General Inspection Organization

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 23, 2000 - Meeting with Hassan Rouhani and Discussion on His Acceptance in the Assembly of Experts Exam and Whether to Remain in the Sistan Election

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 22, 2000 - Informal Meeting with Abbas Vaez-Tabasi, Dori Najafabadi, and Ahmad Jannati on Elections and Disqualified Candidates

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 21, 2000 - Hashemi Criticizes Both Left and Right in Friday Sermon

38 killed and 200 injured in the case of closing universities in 1980

Part of the memories of 2000 January 6, Efat Marashi

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in his memoirs on September 24, 1999, addresses Seyyed Hassan Khomeini and emphasizes:

It is not expedient to doubt the lunar date of Khomeini's birth, which coincides with the famous birth of Hazrat Fatima Zahra.

1999, September 14, Tuesday was the first year when the death of Hazrat Fatima Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet of Islam, became a martyrdom and became an official holiday with the approval of the parliament.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani concluder Seyed Mehdi Mirslim, son of the prisoner Seyed Mustafa Mirslim

Khamenei blamed Ali Falahian

Khamenei did not consider the serious doubts of hundreds of personnel of the Ministry of Information to be important for the case of Saeed Emami's death

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 20, 2000 - Phone Call from Karbaschi for a Leave of Absence and Hashemi’s Message to Mohseni Ejei for Extending His Leave

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - January 18, 2000 - Concerns expressed by U.S. media about Iran's access to nuclear weapons.

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 17, 2000 - Heavy Russian Casualties in Chechnya, Iran vs. USA Football Draw, and Increased Appeals from Disqualified Candidates

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 16, 2000 - Karbaschi's Pardon Request Addressed to the Leader Has Been Submitted

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - January 15, 1999 - The most important point of today's notes is the private meeting between Hashemi and Ayatollah Khamenei, which has extremely important historical points

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 14, 2000 - The Leader Stressed: "Our Positions and Statements Should Align So That People Do Not Feel Divided and Can Feel Reassured"

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 13, 2000 - President Khatami Acknowledges the Achievements of the Reconstruction Era in My Government

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - January 12, 1999 - A phone call from Ayatollah Khamenei to Hashemi to discuss the pardon and release of Gholam Hossein Karbaschi and an invitation to coordinate a one-on-one meeting.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diaries - visit to the Holy Shrine of Fatima Masumeh (SA) in Qom:

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diaries - 20 Dey 1378 (January 10, 2000) meeting of the Assembly of Experts in Qom

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diaries - 18 Dey 1378 (January 8, 2000)Performing Eid al-Fitr Prayers at Home Performed Eid al-Fitr prayers alone at home.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diaries - 17 Dey 1378 (January 7, 2000)Mehdi Hashemi's Discussion with his Father about Gas Transfer and Sales after Returning from India

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diaries - 16 Dey 1378 (January 6, 2000)Ali Larijani mentioned a serious debate between Behzad Nabavi and Abbas Abdi regarding their support for my candidacy.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - January 6, 1999

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - January 4, 2000 - Mohammad Mohammadi Reyshahri Requests Hashemi's Intervention to Add 10,000 Pilgrims to Hajj Quota

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - January 1, 2000 Mr. Nourbakhsh and Mr. Jahangiri came to follow up on the pardon for Mr. Karbaschi

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - January 1, 2000 The phenomenon of the fifth parliament members leaving during the proposal for a one-stage election

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Diaries - January 1, 2000 recautionary government shutdown due to concerns about the Y2K bug and Hashemi's analysis of the situation:

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 31, 1999 - The Leader's Harsh Attack on Arafat in the Quds Day Sermon, Describing Him as a "Fool and Traitor"

Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi - December 30, 1999 - Speech by Akbar Hashemi at the Night of Qadr ceremony and the surrounding events from last year's ceremony, where Hashemi was given an envelope for the ceremony's expenses.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 29, 1999 Seyyed Ataollah Mohajerani sought advice regarding how to address the problems facing the press and the intense sensitivities of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 28, 1999 Sheikh Ahmad Jannati expressed complaints about the situation at the Guardian Council, as well as the current state of affairs in the Assembly of Experts' secretariat, which he is responsible for man

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 27, 1999 Hossein Marashi followed up on the request for clemency for Gholamhossein Karbaschi and provided a report on election campaign activities.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 26, 1999 Fa’ezeh made bold statements, openly attacking both the far-left and far-right extremists.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 25, 1999 The prelude to the conflicts between the Guardian Council and the Ministry of Interior, which later caused numerous legal and political issues.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 24, 1999 They said that industrialists are willing to help support my candidacy in the elections, but I told them there is no need.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 23, 1999 Dr. Tabatabaei and Dr. Mohammad Bagher Larijani came to visit Fatemeh.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 22, 1999 When the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic and all branches of government joined forces to send me to the Sixth Parliament.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 21, 1999 I had a private Iftar with Ayatollah Khamenei, during which we discussed several important current issues.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 20, 1999 Mr. Shabestari, the Friday Prayer Imam of Tabriz, suggested that I propose to Kargozaran and the Worker’s House to include some of the figures from the Combatant Clergy Association in their candidate

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 19, 1999 I had a meeting with Sheikh Abbasali Alizadeh, the then-head of the Tehran Judiciary. During the meeting, he provided a detailed account of the disorder and mismanagement within the judiciary under t

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 17, 1999 Ayatollah Khamenei delivered the Friday prayer sermon today, where he openly criticized the left-wing faction, which later became known as the reformists.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 15, 1999 Today, I went to the Tehran Governor's Office and officially registered to run in the Sixth Parliamentary elections.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 14, 1999 The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic made a significant proposal to me. He suggested that if I win in the Sixth Parliamentary elections and become the Speaker of Parliament, I would also retain

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's Memoirs - December 13, 1999 A gathering of students at Tehran University took place in support of Mr. Abdullah Nouri.

Memories of Akbar Hashemi - December 12, 1999 - Meeting with Commanders Qassem Soleimani and Ali Fazli

Memories of Akbar Hashemi - December 11, 1999 - The Central Council of the Executives of Construction Party Emphasized that I Should Overcome My Doubts and Register for the Elections

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 10, 1999 - Some of My Children Are Against My Participation in the Elections; Even Effat Is Opposed

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 9, 1999 - Hassan Khomeini Asks Khatami for an Explanation Regarding Rumors About the Involvement of Recent Murderers in the Death of Haj Ahmad Khomeini

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 7, 1999 - Meeting with Gholamhossein Karbaschi, Who Was on Temporary Leave from Prison, Accompanied by Sadegh Kharrazi and Seyed Hassan Khomeini

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 7, 1999 - Mohsen Rezaee's Meeting with Hashemi and Stating He Will Run in the Sixth Parliamentary Elections Only If Akbar Hashemi Runs

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 6, 1999 - Attending the Wedding Ceremony of Seyed Masoud Khamenei with the Daughter of Seyed Mohsen Kharazi at the Leader’s Office

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 5, 1999 - Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri's Meeting with Akbar Hashemi and His Reasons for Not Running in the Sixth Parliamentary Election

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 4, 1999 - Efforts Must Be Made to Prevent the U.S. and Europe From Uniting Against Us

Akbar Hashemi's Memoirs - December 3, 1999 - Nationwide Support of Friday Prayer Imams for the Conviction of Sheikh Abdullah Nouri by Judge Mohammad Salimi, Head of the Second Branch of the Special Clerical Court

Memories of Akbar Hashemi - December 2, 1999 - The Debate over Abdollah Nouri's Condemnation is Still Heated