Rafsanjani

American

[rahf-sahn-jah-nee] / ˌrɑf sɑnˈdʒɑ ni /

noun

Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Hashemi, 1935–2017, president of Iran 1989–97.

Rafsanjani British

/ ˌræfsænˈdʒɑːnɪ /

noun

Hojatoleslam Hashemi Ali Akbar . born 1934, Iranian politician: president of Iran (1989–97)

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Khamenei was initially opposed to the seizure of 52 American diplomats and citizens who were held hostage for 444 days, the late Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, once said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But with a nudge from Rafsanjani, the kingmaker, he was picked by the Assembly of Experts as the new leader.

From The Wall Street Journal

But after Rafsanjani, Soleimani became head of the Quds Force.

From Seattle Times

For several years after the Iraq-Iran war, Soleimani largely disappeared from public view, something analysts attribute to his wartime disagreements with Hashemi Rafsanjani, who served as Iran’s president from 1989 to 1997.

From Seattle Times

This lack of transparency "drained taxpayers' monies, encouraged illicit financial flows and other corruption-enabling activities the administration preached against", Auwal Rafsanjani, the head of Transparency International in Nigeria, told the BBC.

From BBC

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