Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani
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Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian
: یاسر هاشمی رفسنجانی; born 1971) is the youngest son of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
, the former president of Iran
.
In 1989, he graduated from Nikan High School
in Tehran
, which was funded by a conservative religious group before Iran's revolution in order to provide the students, from elementary to high school, with a non-secular education.
In the same year, he entered Tehran University to study Civil Engineering
but later changed his major. He has also studied in Belgium.
He has held different positions in the Iranian government and is also a businessman. He runs a large export-import firm that includes baby food, bottled water and industrial machinery. He has been so successful that he "owns a 30-acre horse farm in the super-fashionable Lavasan neighborhood of north Tehran
, where land goes for over $4 million an acre." He is married and has a daughter named Lili.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
: یاسر هاشمی رفسنجانی; born 1971) is the youngest son of Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth President of Iran. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts until his resignation in 2011...
, the former president of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
In 1989, he graduated from Nikan High School
Nikan High School
Nikan High School is a boys-only school located in the north of Tehran, Iran. Nikan is an ancient Persian-Zorastrian name meaning "all the goodness in the world"....
in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, which was funded by a conservative religious group before Iran's revolution in order to provide the students, from elementary to high school, with a non-secular education.
In the same year, he entered Tehran University to study Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
but later changed his major. He has also studied in Belgium.
He has held different positions in the Iranian government and is also a businessman. He runs a large export-import firm that includes baby food, bottled water and industrial machinery. He has been so successful that he "owns a 30-acre horse farm in the super-fashionable Lavasan neighborhood of north Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, where land goes for over $4 million an acre." He is married and has a daughter named Lili.