Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – March 21, 1996

At this moment in Kish, I am sitting outside my residence room in the pavilion overlooking the sea; It is 8:00 p.m. We have just finished having a group dinner. The guards have suggested that I stay out of the room, because they are coming to repair the toilet.

We landed at Kish airport today at six o'clock in the afternoon. Mahdi and Faezeh and their children and a group of relatives from the Hashemi and Marashi families are with them. Efat and Fati and his children are in Libya and today, when handing over the year, they greeted and congratulated on the phone. Yasser and Maryam have also gone to Rafsanjan, and Mohsen and his family have traveled to Spain and Portugal at the invitation of Sofra.

The weather in Kish is very pleasant. Now the air temperature is twenty degrees above zero and there is a gentle breeze. In 1374, it rained a lot - 375 mm so far - even though the average annual rainfall is around 175 mm, and for this reason, the surface of the island is greener and cleaner. In addition to the artificial forests they have created in the last few years.

Mr. [Mohammad Reza] Yazdan Panah, the manager of the island from the airport to the pavilion, gave a brief explanation of the work and the situation of the island. So far, they have about 6,000 passengers and there is still room for acceptance. The preparation is good and the people are very welcoming.

Today, I was at home in Tehran from morning to evening. It snowed before noon. We didn't have a plan to meet for Eid and we were alone. In the afternoon, a group of relatives who wanted to come with us to Kish were our guests. Faizeh and Fereshte [Mahdi's wife] had prepared the Haftseen table for the moment of handing over the year. Mona [Faeze's daughter] also painted the eggs.