Ayatollah Rafsanjani passes away

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Iran's Rafsanjani taken to hospital with heart condition

DUBAI (Reuters) – Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was taken to hospital on Sunday with a heart condition, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.

“Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was hospitalised about an hour ago … in Tehran because of a heart condition,” IRNA reported, without giving further details.

Rafsanjani, 82, is still an influential figure in Iran, and heads the Expediency Council, a body which is intended to resolve disputes between the parliament and the Guardian Council.


(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Alison Williams)

http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/08/irans-rafsanjani-taken-to-hospital-with-heart-condition

 

[warfareknow]

Ayatollah Rafsanjani passes away


He was hospitalized due to heart attack in a state-run hospital in the Iranian capital earlier in the day.

Rafsanjani, a veteran Iranian cleric and politician has served in different posts since 1979 Islamic Revolution.


http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82379372/

URGENT: Iran's Expediency Council Chief Hashemi Rafsanjani Dies at 83

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Expediency Council and two-time president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died at a Tehran hospital on Sunday.
Hashemi Rafsanjani was rushed to the Tajreesh Martyres Hospital in Northern Tehran after experiencing a heart failure Sunday afternoon.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani or Hashemi Bahramani was born on 25 August, 1934 and was an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth president of Iran.

He was Iran's Parliament Speaker in the 1980s and the country's president for two terms from 1989 to 1997.

Hashemi Rafsanjani also served as chairman of Iran's Experts Assembly that is tasked with choosing the country's Leader.

He was also head of Iran's Expediency Council ever since 1987.

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951019001679

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

May he rest in peace.

 

[Lagay Raho]

inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon

 

[الأعرابي]

Was he the somewhat moderate one? Too bad it wasn't Khamanie instead lol

 

[AmirPatriot]

Was he the somewhat moderate one?

Yes.

Khamanie

Everyone was saying what would happen when Khamenei died. No one was talking about Rafsanjani.

 

[Hindustani78]

Rest in Peace .

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Not a big fan of the Mullah's next door nor do I know much about him or his policies but rest in peace nevertheless.

His middle name suggests that he has ancestral ties to Hijaz.

If my memory serves me right he was one of the few senior Mullah's in power in Iran who tried actively to improve the relations with KSA and much of the Arab world. He visited KSA a few times as well.

Anyway fate is a funny thing. I doubt that this son of pistachio farmers could have dreamt of holding any power when he was born or even when a youngster or grown-up.

Some interesting quotes that prove that he was not a hardliner:

"Al-Monitor: In your view, what will Iran’s relations with Saudi Arabia and the region be like after the deal?

Rafsanjani: We do not inherently have any issues with Saudi Arabia or other Arab countries, because they are Islamic, and we see cooperation with them as a priority in our constitution. Even though they provided support for Saddam during Iraq’s imposed war on Iran, our differences were very quickly resolved once they responded to Iran's post-war policy of detente and stepped forward to cooperate. The [1987] killing [of Iranian pilgrims] in Mecca was among the disputes, and it was resolved by the order of the Imam [Khomeini] because the essence of the matter [of our relations] is not such that we [inherently] have conflict.

Al-Monitor: Have you been invited to attend the hajj pilgrimage?

Rafsanjani: Toward the end of his life, King Abdullah on two or three occasions pressed that I be there [in Saudi Arabia] for the hajj pilgrimage during the month of Ramadan."​

Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/08/rafsanjani-exclusive-interview.html#ixzz4VC7QM9C2




I remember when King Abdullah died, unfortunately back then there were quite a few Iranian users (not all obviously) with unfortunate comments but there is no need to repeat that here.

Time is flying by. Before we look around it will be our own turn.

@AmirPatriot what do you think this will mean for KSA-Iran relations?

 

[Full Moon]

A guy with a million secrets which he took them all to his grave. He has always been a major player in Iran's politics especially his role in the revolution. Some even give him credit for nominating Khaminai to power. He died as a billionaire and it might be safe to say that he was one of the richest Iranian men in the world.

 

[Asghar1234]

A guy with a million secrets which he took them all to his grave. He has always been a major player in Iran's politics especially his role in the revolution. Some even give him credit for nominating Khaminai to power. He died as a billionaire and it might be safe to say that he was one of the richest Iranian men in the world.

Get lost and don't make this thread political.

 

[AmirPatriot]

@AmirPatriot what do you think this will mean for KSA-Iran relations?

Hard to tell. He was the leader and figurehead of the reformist movement. There will be no immediate impact.

Moderate politicians in Iran are more concerned with economic and social reform, as well as normalising relations with the west. Detente with enemies closer to home like Saudi and Israel have never been discussed that much.

In any case, Rafsanjani's words are not unlike any other Iranian politician. Ahmadinejad also said similar things and met Saudi leaders. But he wasn't exactly Iran's most moderate president.

His middle name suggests that he has ancestral ties to Hijaz.

*rolls eyes*

I doubt that this son of pistachio farmers could have dreamt of holding any power

Previous wealth and/or power is not and should not be any guarantee of future success. Qassem Soleimani rose from a poor family to one of the most influential people in the middle east.

 

[haman10]

RIP, hero. you'll be missed

@waz @Emmie brothers, this is a very sensitive issue for us Iranians, would you pls have an eye on this thread ?

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Hard to tell. He was the leader and figurehead of the reformist movement. There will be no immediate impact.

Moderate politicians in Iran are more concerned with economic and social reform, as well as normalising relations with the west. Enemies closer to home like Saudi and Israel have never been discussed that much.

In any case, Rafsanjani's words are not unlike any other Iranian politician. Ahmadinejad also said similar things and met Saudi leaders. But he wasn't exactly Iran's most moderate president.



*rolls eyes*



Previous wealth and/or power is not and should not be any guarantee of future success. Qassem Soleimani rose from a poor family to one of the most influential people in the middle east.

Fair enough.

It's all about finding common grounds in a currently volatile region and as per your past posts/claims, you belong in the same category.

True. I was just talking about what a strange and unpredictable world we live in at times.

 

[alarabi]

In less than two years Saudi Arabia & Iran lost important leaders and both of them are known as moderates who want a good relation between KSA and Iran.

 

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