Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – December 24, 1997

Dr. [Mohsen] Nourbakhsh, the head of the central bank, came; In order to defend himself in front of the criticisms of the ministers regarding his strictness in giving credits and facilities, especially the complaints of [Mr. Isa Kalantari], the Minister of Agriculture. He gave a report on the ways of securing Rials for this year and the next year, which is mainly through the sale of currency in the open market and the stock exchange instead of paying the export rate, as well as raising foreign trade tariffs and levying duties, which is a continuation of the adjustment policy and will also increase the price. He announced the discovery of a case of financial corruption in the judicial system, which may be brought up against the issues of municipalities.

The administrators of [Vali Asr] University came to Rafsanjan. In order to solve the budget deficit and solve the problem of the shares they have in the Rafsanjan Industrial Complex Cooperative, which has faced legal problems, they asked. Mr. [Mustafa] Mirsalim came. He asked me to accept the chairmanship of the board of trustees of the Qur'an Academy. He asked for permission to participate in the lifeguard [federations] meeting in New Zealand; He is the head of the Lifeguard Federation.

Zohar Fati, [Chairman of Special Diseases Foundation] came. He gave the report of his trip to Zanjan and mentioned some of the problems of some special patients who were supported by me before. After lunch, he became unconscious. It has been a while that this condition occasionally occurs and he remains unconscious for about half an hour. I did not know how to help him. I asked Mohsen and then informed Fati's office. Ms. Rezaei came from her office staff. He took blood pressure and poured some syrup into his mouth. It took him about three quarters of an hour to regain consciousness. Dr. Milani also arrived, but late; He made recommendations. Even though they have visited many doctors inside and outside, they still do not know the real cause and mostly document weakness and anemia. He said that in the recent test, they also gave the possibility of heart failure. I was very heartbroken. Recently, this situation has increased. They recommend rest and relaxation.

In the evening, Mr. [Mahmoud] Mohammadi Iraqi, [Mohammed] Jafari Gilani, [Syed Mohammad] Saeedi and... came. Regarding the lecture program tomorrow in Qom, they had recommendations for sending the preacher; More in order to strengthen the leadership in the face of the recent opposing movements and they said, so far, they have asked eight thousand donors for the month of Ramadan from all over the country.

Mohsen, the son of Ashikh Hassan Saneyi, came. He complained about his father's strictness and asked for help to manage his life and work. Mr. [Mohammed Sharif] Mahdavi [Shahrudi], our ambassador in South Africa, came. He reported on the relationship and expressed concern about the issues that have arisen recently in relation to the leadership and asked me to help more to solve them. He said that there is concern among Muslims abroad.