Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 12, 1992

The news of the resignation of the Algerian president and the dissolution of the parliament and the declaration of a state of emergency attract attention in the news, which is apparently done in order to prevent the victory of the Islamic Salvation Front. Last night, the news came that the election was announced to be suspended. The future of Algeria is worrying. For the claimants of democracy, it is a disgrace. The silence of the western observers is a strong document for their hatred towards Islam and their fear of Muslims.

I reached my office at half past eight in the morning. Mr. Engineer [Serajuddin] Kazerooni, [Minister of Housing and Urban Development] came. He gave a report on the housing indicators and issues related to the reform of the structure around the shrines of Mashhad and Qom and asked for an opinion on the new land price.

Mr. Falah, the prosecutor of Yazd, came. They talked about the illegal removal of Ashikh Mohammad [Hashemian from the Sharia ruler of Rafsanjan], the need to implement the water transfer project from Bardsir to Rafsanjan, the fight against drugs, and the Zarand elections. He offered to give up the fight against drugs, which he quickly withdrew.

Mr. [Abdullah] Nouri, [Interior Minister] and [Rasoul] Zargar, [Deputy Minister of Civil Engineering] came. They appealed about the approval of fees for the right-of-use density of large units of more than 600 square meters. Also, they asked for help to pay the difference in the price of pickup trucks and municipal fire department.

The General Assembly of Metro Company [Tehran] had a meeting in my presence. The issue of buying subway cars was on the agenda. It was agreed that within a month, the technical report for the selection of Western countries, China, or the Soviet Union would be completed; Chinese prices seem to be preferable. They talked about the issues and needs of the metro currency and rial.

In the evening, I attended the meeting of the government. The issues of Algeria as well as the issue of merging the industrial ministries were discussed. I was the guest of Ayatollah Khamenei that night. Cooperation with Ukraine, the Irish, Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the issues of Algeria were negotiated and decided; They had flu and fever.