Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was a powerful Iranian cleric, politician, and pragmatist who served as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997 and played a central role in shaping the Islamic Republic’s post-revolution politics and economy.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (as President of Iran) | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Iranian politician
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Islamic Republic of Iran politician ⓘ Shia cleric ⓘ human ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| allyAndRivalOf | Ali Khamenei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1934-08-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bahreman
NERFINISHED
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Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerman Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafsanjan County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Faezeh Hashemi
NERFINISHED
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Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeAllyOf | Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryLed | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2017-01-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Iran
NERFINISHED
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Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | post-war reconstruction and economic liberalization ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hawza of Qom
NERFINISHED
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Qom Seminary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-1979 Islamic Republic politics ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hashemi
NERFINISHED
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Rafsanjani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic republicanism
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Islamism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential role in shaping Iran’s political system after 1979
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pragmatic approach to domestic and foreign policy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Persian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Association of Combatant Clerics (historical association)
NERFINISHED
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Combatant Clergy Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
key architect of Iran’s post-war reconstruction
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key figure in the Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork | Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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businessman ⓘ cleric ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1997-08-03 ⓘ |
| officeHeld | President of Iran 1989–1997 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1989-08-03 ⓘ |
| parliamentSpeakerEnd | 1989 ⓘ |
| parliamentSpeakerStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
centrist
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pragmatic conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
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Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council ⓘ Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Iran (acting) NERFINISHED ⓘ Deputy Minister of Interior of Iran ⓘ President of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker of the Parliament of Iran ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ali Khamenei as President of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
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Shia Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Effat Marashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Mohammad Khatami as President of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (as President of Iran)