Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – September 30, 1995

Mr. Mirmohammadi, [Secretary General of the Organization of Administrative and Employment Affairs of the country] came. explained about the new selection law; The law is incomplete and with the resistance of the Guardian Council, almost all the powers are in the hands of the president. Mr. Ferdowsi and Dr. Jamali came. They gave explanations about the importance of the project for the development of fluffy goats in Rafsanjan. Mr. Dr. [Hadi] Manafi, [head of the Environmental Protection Organization] came. He is suing Tehran Municipality for disturbing the construction of a building in Pardisan Park. The Supreme Standard Council had a meeting, with some resolutions for the standard of the flag and salt food and...

In the afternoon, Mr. Nurbakhsh, [CEO of Central Bank] and Mohammad Khan, [Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance] and Mirzadeh, [Head of Program and Budget Organization] came. They gave the report of the negotiation with the leadership about getting permission to move in the budget. In the evening, I tied the wedding of two of the employees.

Mr. [Mohammed] Ishaq Madani, [Advisor to the President on Sunni Affairs] came. He complained about the security pressure on some Sunni scholars. I said that there are not few Shia clerics who have this kind of problems; It is often because of their own negligence, and in cases where it can be overlooked, it will be overlooked.

[Mr. Ali Mohammad Basharti], the country's minister came. He reported the work and complained to the majority faction of the parliament that they did not consider him in the future plans. He talked about some of the violations of the [Ministry of] intelligence officials and praised my war memories. It is usually praised by visitors these days. Mr. [Mortaza] Elwiri, [Advisor to the President and Secretary of the Supreme Council of Free Trade Zones] came. He was allowed to participate in the parliamentary elections; He should resign from the [president's] advisory position.