Effat Marashi

Effat Marashi (Persian: عفت مرعشی; born 1935) 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 87–88)
Kerman, Imperial State of Iran
Spouse
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(m. 1958; died 2017)​
Children
RelativesHossein Marashi (cousin)
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
  1. The Hindu : International : Post-poll polarisation affects power centres
  2. Dispatch | A New Turn for Rafsanjani and His Family – Tehran Bureau | FRONTLINE | PBS
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