Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Age, Wiki and Bio

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIranian
Date of Birth25/08/1934
Age82 years (died on 08, Jan, 2017)
BirthplaceBahreman, Persia
Date of Death08/01/2017

Bio/Wiki

Real NameAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
NicknameNot Known

Physical Stats & More

Height162 cm
Weight70 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorGreyish and White

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolQom Hawza, Qom, Iran
CollegeNot Known
DegreeDegree in Theology

Personal Life

Zodiac signVirgo
Date of Death08/01/2017
Place of DeathTehran, Iran
Death CauseHeart Attack
HometownBahreman, Persia

Family

FatherMirza Ali Hashemi Behramani
MotherHajie Khanom Mahbibi Hashemi
SiblingsBrothers - Mohammad Hashemi, Mahmoud, Ahmad and Ghasem; Sisters - Tayyebeh, Tahereh, Sedigheh
SpouseEffat Marashi (M. 1958)
Children
Son
  • Mohsen
  • Mehdi
  • Yasser
Daughter
  • Fatemeh
  • Faezeh

Career

Political Journey
  • Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly since 28 May 1980
  • President of Iran from 1989 to 1997
  • Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran from 1989 until his death
Biggest Rival
  • Abbas Sheibani
  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Controversies
  • Allegations in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires
  • Involvement in the Mykonos trial in Germany in 1997

Some Lesser Known Facts

He was born into a well-off family involved in pistachio farming.
He was against the Shah's White Revolution.
He was arrested on multiple occasions for his opposition activities.
He played a role in establishing the Traditionalist Combatant Clergy Association.
He narrowly survived assassination attempts in 1979 and 1994.