Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Quotes

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was an influential Iranian politician, writer and one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic who was the fourth President of Iran from 3 August 1989 until 3 August 1997. He was the head of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until 2011, when he decided not to nominate himself for the post. He was also the chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council.

During the final years of the Iran–Iraq War, Rafsanjani was the de facto commander-in-chief of the Iranian military. He was elected chairman of the Iranian parliament in 1980, serving until 1989. He played an important role in the choice of Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader.Rafsanjani became president of Iran after winning the 1989 election. He served another term by winning the election in 1993. In the 2005 election he ran for a third term in office, placing first in the first round of elections but ultimately losing to rival Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the run-off. He and his family faced political isolation for their support of the opposition in 2009. Rafsanjani entered the race for the 2013 presidential election, but he was disqualified by the Guardian Council. With Hassan Rouhani's election, in which Rafsanjani openly supported him, the Rafsanjani family gradually recovered their political reputation. Rafsanjani died following a heart attack on 8 January 2017 in a hospital in Tehran at the age of 82.Rafsanjani has been described as having been a pragmatic Islamic conservative. The Economist called him a "veteran kingmaker". He supported a free market position domestically, favoring privatization of state-owned industries and a moderate position internationally, seeking to avoid conflict with the United States and the West. He was also founder and one of the Board of Trustees of Azad University. In 2003, Forbes estimated his personal wealth to be in excess of USD$1 billion.

✵ 25. August 1934 – 8. January 2017
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Famous Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Quotes

“Look, as long as we can enrich uranium and master the fuel cycle, we don’t need anything else. Our neighbors will be able to draw the proper conclusions.”

Said to George Perkovich http://irancoverage.com/2007/12/12/the-nie-spin-in-washington-and-tehran/ (2005)
2005

“If the Americans attack Iran, the world will change. …They will not dare to make such a mistake”

(2004) Remarks on Iran's new missiles http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9630-2004Oct5.html
2004

“A large group of Iranians have doubts about last month's (June) disputed presidential election … something should be done about the situation., on the 2009 presidential election.”

Remarks at a Friday prayer http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/10/content_11859213.htm (August 10, 2009)
2009

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Quotes about the world

“There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them. I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil. They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time.”

Remarks in an interview about Iran nuclear program and the United States http://regimechangeiran.blogspot.com/2005/05/rafsanjani-urges-us-to-begin-thaw-in.html (May 19, 2005)
2005

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Quotes

“The possibility of a war under the current circumstances is not far-fetched and there is some evidence for that.”

Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says Middle East may see a war in the near future http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=12242&sectionid=351020101 (June 6, 2007)
2007

“You need diplomacy and not slogans. This is the place for wisdom, the place for seeking windows that will take you to the objective.”

Remarks about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/07/AR2005100701865.html (October 8, 2005)
2005

“We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule.”

Excerpts at Friday prayers http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/28/AR2005102801959.html (October 29, 2005)
2005

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