Effat Marashi
Hashemi Rafsanjani's wife
Effat Marashi | |
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| عفت مرعشی | |
 Marashi at the funeral of her husband in 2017 | |
| Spouse of the president of Iran | |
| In role 16 August 1989 – 3 August 1997 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh |
| Succeeded by | Zohreh Sadeghi |
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| Born | 1935 (age 88–89) Kerman, Imperial State of Iran |
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| Relatives | Hossein Marashi (cousin) |
| Known for | Spouse of the President of Iran (1989–1997) |
Effat Marashi (Persian: عفت مرعشی; born 1935) 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]
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| Preceded byas wife of Ali Khamenei | Spouse of the President of Iran 1989–1997 | Succeeded byas wife of Mohammad Khatami |
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- 4th President of Iran (1989–1997)
- Chairman of the Parliament (1980–1989)
- Chairman of the Expediency Council (1989–2017)
- Chairman of the Assembly of Experts (2007–2011)
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