Effat Marashi

Effat Marashi (Persian: عفت مرعشی) is the widow of Iranian politician and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.[1]

Effat Marashi
عفت مرعشی
Marashi at the funeral of her husband
Spouse of the president of Iran
In role
16 August 1989  3 August 1997
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded byMansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh
Succeeded byZohreh Sadeghi
Personal details
Born1935 (age 8687)
Kerman, Iran
NationalityIranian
Spouse(s)Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
(m. 1958–2017, his death)
RelationsHossein Marashi (cousin)
ChildrenFatemeh
Mohsen
Faezeh
Mehdi
Yasser
Known forSpouse of the President of Iran (1989–1997)

2009 protests

In 2009, during election protests she was quoted as saying: "If people see that [the government] has cheated, they should protest on the streets".

Personal life

Marashi married Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in 1958. The couple had 5 children: Fatemeh, Mohsen, Faezeh, Mehdi, and Yasser.[2]

References

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