Effat Marashi

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

Effat Marashi
Marashi at the funeral of her husband
Born1935 (age 85–86)
Kerman, Iran
NationalityIranian
Known forSpouse of the President of Iran (1989–1997)
Spouse(s)Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
(m. 1958–2017, his death)
ChildrenFatemeh
Mohsen
Faezeh
Mehdi
Yasser
RelativesHossein Marashi (cousin)

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 by
Zohreh Sadeghi
as Wife of Mohammad Khatami
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