Effat Marashi

Effat Marashi
Marashi at the funeral of her husband
Born Effat Marashi
1935 (age 8283)
Kerman, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Known for First Lady of Iran (1989–1997)
Spouse(s) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
(m. 1958–2017, his death)
Children Fatemeh
Mohsen
Faezeh
Mehdi
Yasser
Relatives Hossein Marashi (cousin)

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

Honorary titles
Preceded by
Khojaste Bagherzadeh
as Wife of Ali Khamenei
Spouse of President of Iran
1989–1997
Succeeded by
Zohreh Sadeghi
as Wife of Mohammad Khatami


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