Effat Marashi

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Effat Marashi
عفت مرعشی
Effat Marashi at the farewell of former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.jpg
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 86–87)
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)

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

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[]

  1. ^ The Hindu : International : Post-poll polarisation affects power centres
  2. ^ Dispatch | A New Turn for Rafsanjani and His Family - Tehran Bureau | FRONTLINE | PBS
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Khojaste Bagherzadeh
as Wife of Ali Khamenei 		Spouse of the President of Iran
1989–1997 		Succeeded byas Wife of Mohammad Khatami
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