During the Iran–Iraq War Rafsanjani was the de facto commander-in-chief of the Iranian military. Rafsanjani was elected chairman of the Iranian parliament in 1980 and served until 1989. Rafsanjani also served as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997. He played an important role in the choice of Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader. In 2005 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 round of the 2005 election.
Rafsanjani has been described as a centrist and a pragmatic conservative. He supports 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.
Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar, popularly known as Akbar I (IPA:[əkbər], literally "the great"; 15 October 1542– 27 October 1605) and later Akbar the Great (Urdu: Akbar-e-Azam; literally "Great the Great"), was Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. He was the third and one of the greatest rulers of the Mughal Dynasty in India. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand and consolidate Mughal domains in India. A strong personality and a successful general, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari river. His power and influence, however, extended over the entire country because of Mughal military, political, cultural, and economic dominance. To unify the vast Mughal state, Akbar established a centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy. In order to preserve peace and order in a religiously and culturally diverse empire, he adopted policies that won him the support of his non-Muslim subjects. Eschewing tribal bonds and Islamic state identity, Akbar strived to unite far-flung lands of his realm through loyalty, expressed through a Persianised culture, to himself as an emperor who had near-divine status.
The film opened to Indian audiences on 25 October 2008, coinciding with the Diwali season. The film, upon release received Mixed reviews and was average at the box office.
Plot
Aegan's story is based around Shiva (Ajith Kumar), a CBI officer, and his efforts to foil the terrorist John Chinnappa (Suman). Major Shiva is simultaneously attempting to mend relations with his father's estranged first wife and his half-brother Narain (Navdeep). Complications ensue.
Major John Chinnappa is a scientist who had created tablets by operating on human guinea pigs. His ploys have always been controversial but inconclusive due to the lack of witnesses. However, an ex-gang member, General Ram Prasad (Devan), became a police approver and is on the verge of revealing Chinnappa's ploys to the police. However, he is on the run to avoid charges. The case falls to Lieutenant Karthikeyan (Nassar), Major Shiva's father, who had ordered his decommission, who assigns his son to go and help solve the mission.
Iran: Former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies following hospitalisation
For decades Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was at the centre of iranian political life, before and after serving as president in the 1990s.
published: 09 Jan 2017
Iranians Pay Last Respects to Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran to pay their last respects to the former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and other senior officials were among the funeral prayers at the Tehran University campus.
Rafsanjani's casket was buried at the shrine of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to whom the former president was a close adviser and confidant.
Rafsanjani, 82, died of heart disease on Sunday.
Born in August 1934 in Iran's Bahreman, Rafsanjani was an influential politician and religious scholar.
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The Legacy of Hashemi Rafsanjani
https://rusi.org/people/bassiri-tabrizi RUSI Research Fellow Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi discusses the legacy and significance of Iranian leader Hashemi Rafsanjani as he passes away
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Iran’s President Hashemi Rafsanjani (1997) | 60 Minutes Archive
In 1997, Mike Wallace returned to Iran to interview President Hashemi Rafsanjani and asked whether Iran wanted to build a nuclear bomb.
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South Africa - Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani visits
(13 Sep 1996) T/I 10:54:19
President Nelson Mandela on Friday (13/9) joined his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in criticising US intervention in Iraq, saying no country should play the role of international "policeman." Speaking out for the first time on the crisis in the Gulf, Mandela described the US action as "disturbing" but also did not condone the incursions by the Iraqi government into the Kurdish safe havens in the north of the country.
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 12/9:
vs Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani meet at the
airport by South African President Nelson Mandela;
vs state dinner with mandela and rafsanjani;
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - 13/9:
Building exterior;
Wide-shot of press conference;
SOT Mandela: "No cou...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Iran mourns death of ex-president Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iran has declared three days of mourning after the death of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the loss as "difficult and life-decreasing."
The former president was an influential player in Iranian politics and highly regarded by Western officials.
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Tehran.
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Iraqi PM al-Maliki holds talks with Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
(5 Dec 2013) Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met with the head of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on the second day of his visit to Tehran.
It is Maliki's first trip to Iran since President Hassan Rouhani came into office in August.
His visit will focus on the civil war in Syria and bilateral ties.
Iran and Iraq, two Shiite-majority countries, have enjoyed close relations since the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was overthrown following the 2003 US-led invasion.
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Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian political leader visits India in 1995
While India showed due deference to the visiting Iranian leader by going beyond the protocol organizing as addressed to the Parliament as well as a public rally at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh Mr. Rafsanjani on his part was quite fourth coming in stating that Indo-Iranian ties would not be affected by the Jammu and Kashmir dispute or the Babri Masjid issue.
Observers attach great importance to the fact that Mr. Rafsanjani commended India's treatment of all it's religious communities including the minorities. It is also significant that in answer to a question about the disputed structure in Ayodhya, the Iranian leader categorically declared that there is no need for any further propaganda about the matter. Likewise, on the Kashmir issue, he retorted what incidentally has been India's consiste...
published: 15 Dec 2017
Iranians mourn death of ex-president Rafsanjani
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a pugnacious moderate who survived for decades despite challenging his own turbaned elite, died after suffering a heart attack.
published: 10 Jan 2017
What does Rafsanjani's death mean for Iran? | Inside Story
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been described as a pillar of the Islamic Revolution and a Sheikh of moderation in Iran.
His death at the age of 82 raises questions about what direction the country is now likely to head.
Rafsanjani started out as a hardliner, serving as an aide to Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 revolution.
But he moved to the centre, favouring better ties with the West, and believing Tehran should open up more to the world.
His passing leaves a void.
He was seen as a supporter of the reformist movement. Without him, it's believed some of the progress made may be lost.
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Seyed Hossein Mousavian - Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at Princeton University
Sadegh Zibakalam - Professor of political sc...
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran to pay their last respects to the former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday.
Iran's Supreme Leader...
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran to pay their last respects to the former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and other senior officials were among the funeral prayers at the Tehran University campus.
Rafsanjani's casket was buried at the shrine of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to whom the former president was a close adviser and confidant.
Rafsanjani, 82, died of heart disease on Sunday.
Born in August 1934 in Iran's Bahreman, Rafsanjani was an influential politician and religious scholar.
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Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran to pay their last respects to the former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and other senior officials were among the funeral prayers at the Tehran University campus.
Rafsanjani's casket was buried at the shrine of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to whom the former president was a close adviser and confidant.
Rafsanjani, 82, died of heart disease on Sunday.
Born in August 1934 in Iran's Bahreman, Rafsanjani was an influential politician and religious scholar.
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https://rusi.org/people/bassiri-tabrizi RUSI Research Fellow Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi discusses the legacy and significance of Iranian leader Hashemi Rafsanjan...
https://rusi.org/people/bassiri-tabrizi RUSI Research Fellow Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi discusses the legacy and significance of Iranian leader Hashemi Rafsanjani as he passes away
https://rusi.org/people/bassiri-tabrizi RUSI Research Fellow Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi discusses the legacy and significance of Iranian leader Hashemi Rafsanjani as he passes away
In 1997, Mike Wallace returned to Iran to interview President Hashemi Rafsanjani and asked whether Iran wanted to build a nuclear bomb.
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...
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(13 Sep 1996) T/I 10:54:19
President Nelson Mandela on Friday (13/9) joined his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in criticising US interv...
(13 Sep 1996) T/I 10:54:19
President Nelson Mandela on Friday (13/9) joined his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in criticising US intervention in Iraq, saying no country should play the role of international "policeman." Speaking out for the first time on the crisis in the Gulf, Mandela described the US action as "disturbing" but also did not condone the incursions by the Iraqi government into the Kurdish safe havens in the north of the country.
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 12/9:
vs Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani meet at the
airport by South African President Nelson Mandela;
vs state dinner with mandela and rafsanjani;
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - 13/9:
Building exterior;
Wide-shot of press conference;
SOT Mandela: "No country is entitled to assume to itself the role
of policeman of the world.";
SOT Rafsanjani: (in Farsi with English translation) saying the US
is creating tension with Iraq "in order to preserve their
illegitimate presence in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East.
Of course, Iraq has provided them (United States) with this
pretext which has not been right... with the invasion of Kuwait
and the recent incursions against the Kurds. The victims of
these bad attitudes are the Iraqi people.";
SOT Mandela - saying that no one can tell South Africa who to be
friends with;
RUNS 2.47
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(13 Sep 1996) T/I 10:54:19
President Nelson Mandela on Friday (13/9) joined his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in criticising US intervention in Iraq, saying no country should play the role of international "policeman." Speaking out for the first time on the crisis in the Gulf, Mandela described the US action as "disturbing" but also did not condone the incursions by the Iraqi government into the Kurdish safe havens in the north of the country.
SHOWS:
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 12/9:
vs Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani meet at the
airport by South African President Nelson Mandela;
vs state dinner with mandela and rafsanjani;
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - 13/9:
Building exterior;
Wide-shot of press conference;
SOT Mandela: "No country is entitled to assume to itself the role
of policeman of the world.";
SOT Rafsanjani: (in Farsi with English translation) saying the US
is creating tension with Iraq "in order to preserve their
illegitimate presence in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East.
Of course, Iraq has provided them (United States) with this
pretext which has not been right... with the invasion of Kuwait
and the recent incursions against the Kurds. The victims of
these bad attitudes are the Iraqi people.";
SOT Mandela - saying that no one can tell South Africa who to be
friends with;
RUNS 2.47
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Iran has declared three days of mourning after the death of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described t...
Iran has declared three days of mourning after the death of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the loss as "difficult and life-decreasing."
The former president was an influential player in Iranian politics and highly regarded by Western officials.
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Tehran.
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Iran has declared three days of mourning after the death of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the loss as "difficult and life-decreasing."
The former president was an influential player in Iranian politics and highly regarded by Western officials.
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Tehran.
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(5 Dec 2013) Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met with the head of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on the second day of his visit to Teh...
(5 Dec 2013) Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met with the head of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on the second day of his visit to Tehran.
It is Maliki's first trip to Iran since President Hassan Rouhani came into office in August.
His visit will focus on the civil war in Syria and bilateral ties.
Iran and Iraq, two Shiite-majority countries, have enjoyed close relations since the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was overthrown following the 2003 US-led invasion.
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(5 Dec 2013) Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met with the head of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on the second day of his visit to Tehran.
It is Maliki's first trip to Iran since President Hassan Rouhani came into office in August.
His visit will focus on the civil war in Syria and bilateral ties.
Iran and Iraq, two Shiite-majority countries, have enjoyed close relations since the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was overthrown following the 2003 US-led invasion.
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While India showed due deference to the visiting Iranian leader by going beyond the protocol organizing as addressed to the Parliament as well as a public rally...
While India showed due deference to the visiting Iranian leader by going beyond the protocol organizing as addressed to the Parliament as well as a public rally at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh Mr. Rafsanjani on his part was quite fourth coming in stating that Indo-Iranian ties would not be affected by the Jammu and Kashmir dispute or the Babri Masjid issue.
Observers attach great importance to the fact that Mr. Rafsanjani commended India's treatment of all it's religious communities including the minorities. It is also significant that in answer to a question about the disputed structure in Ayodhya, the Iranian leader categorically declared that there is no need for any further propaganda about the matter. Likewise, on the Kashmir issue, he retorted what incidentally has been India's consistent position too that it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.
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While India showed due deference to the visiting Iranian leader by going beyond the protocol organizing as addressed to the Parliament as well as a public rally at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh Mr. Rafsanjani on his part was quite fourth coming in stating that Indo-Iranian ties would not be affected by the Jammu and Kashmir dispute or the Babri Masjid issue.
Observers attach great importance to the fact that Mr. Rafsanjani commended India's treatment of all it's religious communities including the minorities. It is also significant that in answer to a question about the disputed structure in Ayodhya, the Iranian leader categorically declared that there is no need for any further propaganda about the matter. Likewise, on the Kashmir issue, he retorted what incidentally has been India's consistent position too that it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.
This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube www.youtube.com/wildfilmsindia for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience.
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Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a pugnacious moderate who survived for decades despite challenging his own turbaned elite, died after sufferi...
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a pugnacious moderate who survived for decades despite challenging his own turbaned elite, died after suffering a heart attack.
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a pugnacious moderate who survived for decades despite challenging his own turbaned elite, died after suffering a heart attack.
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been described as a pillar of the Islamic Revolution and a Sheikh of moderation in Iran.
His death at the age of 82 raises que...
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been described as a pillar of the Islamic Revolution and a Sheikh of moderation in Iran.
His death at the age of 82 raises questions about what direction the country is now likely to head.
Rafsanjani started out as a hardliner, serving as an aide to Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 revolution.
But he moved to the centre, favouring better ties with the West, and believing Tehran should open up more to the world.
His passing leaves a void.
He was seen as a supporter of the reformist movement. Without him, it's believed some of the progress made may be lost.
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Seyed Hossein Mousavian - Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at Princeton University
Sadegh Zibakalam - Professor of political science at the University of Tehran
Ellie Geranmayeh - Fellow who specializes in Iran at the European Council on Foreign Relations
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Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been described as a pillar of the Islamic Revolution and a Sheikh of moderation in Iran.
His death at the age of 82 raises questions about what direction the country is now likely to head.
Rafsanjani started out as a hardliner, serving as an aide to Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 revolution.
But he moved to the centre, favouring better ties with the West, and believing Tehran should open up more to the world.
His passing leaves a void.
He was seen as a supporter of the reformist movement. Without him, it's believed some of the progress made may be lost.
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Seyed Hossein Mousavian - Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at Princeton University
Sadegh Zibakalam - Professor of political science at the University of Tehran
Ellie Geranmayeh - Fellow who specializes in Iran at the European Council on Foreign Relations
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#AlJazeeraEnglish #Iran #InsideStory
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran to pay their last respects to the former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and other senior officials were among the funeral prayers at the Tehran University campus.
Rafsanjani's casket was buried at the shrine of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to whom the former president was a close adviser and confidant.
Rafsanjani, 82, died of heart disease on Sunday.
Born in August 1934 in Iran's Bahreman, Rafsanjani was an influential politician and religious scholar.
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https://rusi.org/people/bassiri-tabrizi RUSI Research Fellow Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi discusses the legacy and significance of Iranian leader Hashemi Rafsanjani as he passes away
In 1997, Mike Wallace returned to Iran to interview President Hashemi Rafsanjani and asked whether Iran wanted to build a nuclear bomb.
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President Nelson Mandela on Friday (13/9) joined his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in criticising US intervention in Iraq, saying no country should play the role of international "policeman." Speaking out for the first time on the crisis in the Gulf, Mandela described the US action as "disturbing" but also did not condone the incursions by the Iraqi government into the Kurdish safe havens in the north of the country.
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 12/9:
vs Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani meet at the
airport by South African President Nelson Mandela;
vs state dinner with mandela and rafsanjani;
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - 13/9:
Building exterior;
Wide-shot of press conference;
SOT Mandela: "No country is entitled to assume to itself the role
of policeman of the world.";
SOT Rafsanjani: (in Farsi with English translation) saying the US
is creating tension with Iraq "in order to preserve their
illegitimate presence in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East.
Of course, Iraq has provided them (United States) with this
pretext which has not been right... with the invasion of Kuwait
and the recent incursions against the Kurds. The victims of
these bad attitudes are the Iraqi people.";
SOT Mandela - saying that no one can tell South Africa who to be
friends with;
RUNS 2.47
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Iran has declared three days of mourning after the death of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the loss as "difficult and life-decreasing."
The former president was an influential player in Iranian politics and highly regarded by Western officials.
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Tehran.
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(5 Dec 2013) Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki met with the head of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on the second day of his visit to Tehran.
It is Maliki's first trip to Iran since President Hassan Rouhani came into office in August.
His visit will focus on the civil war in Syria and bilateral ties.
Iran and Iraq, two Shiite-majority countries, have enjoyed close relations since the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was overthrown following the 2003 US-led invasion.
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While India showed due deference to the visiting Iranian leader by going beyond the protocol organizing as addressed to the Parliament as well as a public rally at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh Mr. Rafsanjani on his part was quite fourth coming in stating that Indo-Iranian ties would not be affected by the Jammu and Kashmir dispute or the Babri Masjid issue.
Observers attach great importance to the fact that Mr. Rafsanjani commended India's treatment of all it's religious communities including the minorities. It is also significant that in answer to a question about the disputed structure in Ayodhya, the Iranian leader categorically declared that there is no need for any further propaganda about the matter. Likewise, on the Kashmir issue, he retorted what incidentally has been India's consistent position too that it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.
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Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a pugnacious moderate who survived for decades despite challenging his own turbaned elite, died after suffering a heart attack.
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been described as a pillar of the Islamic Revolution and a Sheikh of moderation in Iran.
His death at the age of 82 raises questions about what direction the country is now likely to head.
Rafsanjani started out as a hardliner, serving as an aide to Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, the leader of the 1979 revolution.
But he moved to the centre, favouring better ties with the West, and believing Tehran should open up more to the world.
His passing leaves a void.
He was seen as a supporter of the reformist movement. Without him, it's believed some of the progress made may be lost.
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Seyed Hossein Mousavian - Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at Princeton University
Sadegh Zibakalam - Professor of political science at the University of Tehran
Ellie Geranmayeh - Fellow who specializes in Iran at the European Council on Foreign Relations
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During the Iran–Iraq War Rafsanjani was the de facto commander-in-chief of the Iranian military. Rafsanjani was elected chairman of the Iranian parliament in 1980 and served until 1989. Rafsanjani also served as president of Iran from 1989 to 1997. He played an important role in the choice of Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader. In 2005 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 round of the 2005 election.
Rafsanjani has been described as a centrist and a pragmatic conservative. He supports 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.
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