Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – June 11, 1996

[Mr. Gholam Ali Sefid], the governor of Yazd came. He requested for some construction works and complained about the Guardian Council's interference in the elections in Taft, Mibod and Ardakan districts and the interference of the representatives in the current affairs of the province. Also, Mr. [Mohammed Ali] Sadouqi, [Imam of Juma Yazd], said that the president of the Islamic Azad University should not be dismissed and he emphasized on my trip to Yazd to start using several important projects.

Mr. [Hassan] Rabbani, representative of the leader of Sunni Baluchistan and responsible for non-Iranian students came to Qom and asked to improve the situation of students and said that they have about eight thousand foreign students. [Mr. Mehdi Safari], our ambassador in Russia and Mr. Dr. Sajjadi came. They told about the exceptional opportunity to get all kinds of advanced technologies from Russia and complained about the negligence of some universities and demanded Russia's participation in the construction of the Antonov aircraft, which we have signed a contract with Ukraine.

[Mr. Ahmed Mohseni Gerkani], Imam Juma Arak and his son came. They had a complaint against the governor and were following up on his replacement and requested for water in Arak and the hospital. In the evening, the Economic Council had a meeting with many approvals. This morning, we had the farewell ceremony of Mr. [Hossein] Marashi and the introduction of Mohsen, [Head of the President's Office]. Halajian, [Deputy President's office], Mohsen and Hossein spoke, and me.

Mr. [Mohammed Taghi] Philosopher was my guest that night; As an answer to the meeting at his house. The old man is bright and cheerful, about ninety years old. His memory and spirit are interesting. We talked about the current and past situations. He gave a lot of praise and praise for the construction programs and ensuring the country's independence in my government.