Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – January 14, 1995

We went from home to Esteghlal Hotel for the opening of the agricultural conference of Islamic countries. Efat, Fati and Yasser were also there. First, we visited the exhibition of agricultural products, tools and techniques; It is interesting. Mr. Hamed Al-Ghabd, Secretary General of the Islamic Conference Organization, also joined us. In the opening session, Pakistan's [Agriculture] Minister welcomed and explained the program. I read the opening speech from memory. The [agriculture] ministers of Gabon, Syria, and Malaysia spoke on behalf of African, Arab, and Asian groups, and Mr. Hamed al-Ghabd also [gave a speech]. Respiration was given. Then all the heads of delegations came to me; I shook hands and greeted briefly with all 36 ministers or deputy ministers and others at the lower level.

I went to my office. Part of the remaining work was done. In the evening, the minister and managers of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development came. Mr. [Abbas] Akhundi gave a detailed report and I talked about housing policies. Then I did an interview with Sedavasima about my trip to Sistan and Baluchistan, which lasted more than an hour.

I did the rest of the travel days until 8:30 PM. Then I went to Akhtar Hospital to fix my teeth; Last night in the plane by chewing an olive seed, the filling wall was broken and the fillings were emptied. We ate dinner modestly.

Yasir narrated the interesting incident of Mr. Parham, Deputy Minister of Jihad Construction, that at the beginning of the revolution, while he was disappointed with the treatment of his child's illness in Tehran and was returning to Shiraz, his plane was hijacked by hypocrites and after Bahrain and Egypt, he landed in Italy. In Italy, the sick child was treated for free and he got better!

Efat Koli talked about his trip and the state of the two mosques by the Saudis and the greatness of the prayers of the Sunni congregation. I completed yesterday's diary and wrote today's diary and slept.