Rafsanjani

American  

[rahf-sahn-jah-nee] / ˌrɑf sɑnˈdʒɑ ni /

noun

1. Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Hashemi, 1935–2017, president of Iran 1989–97.

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Rafsanjani British  

/ ˌræfsænˈdʒɑːnɪ /

noun

1. Hojatoleslam Hashemi Ali Akbar . born 1934, Iranian politician: president of Iran (1989–97)

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Example Sentences

For several years after the Iraq-Iran war, Soleimani largely disappeared from public view, something analysts attribute to his wartime disagreements with Hashemi Rafsanjani, who served as Iran’s president from 1989 to 1997.

From Seattle Times

But after Rafsanjani, Soleimani became head of the Quds Force.

From Seattle Times

This lack of transparency "drained taxpayers' monies, encouraged illicit financial flows and other corruption-enabling activities the administration preached against", Auwal Rafsanjani, the head of Transparency International in Nigeria, told the BBC.

From BBC

Mr Rafsanjani scored the administration four out of 10 in fighting corruption, and said Mr Buhari's appointment of people with ongoing corruption cases to his cabinet and his wife's long stays in expensive Dubai homes "contravened best practices by an administration that was fighting corruption and mismanagement".

From BBC

"It is choosing between bad candidates," said Auwal Rafsanjani, head of the Nigerian branch of anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International, pointing out how widespread corruption has caused devastating levels of underdevelopment and poverty in the oil-rich nation.

From BBC