Effat Marashi | |
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Marashi at the funeral of her husband
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Born |
Effat Marashi 1935 (age 81–82) Kerman, Iran |
Nationality | Iranian |
Known for | First Lady of Iran (1989–1997) |
Spouse(s) |
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (m. 1958–2017, his death) |
Children |
Fatemeh (daughter) Mohsen (son) Faezeh (daughter) Mehdi (son) Yasser (son) |
Relatives |
Hossein Marashi (cousin) Mohammad Hashemi (brother-in-law) |
Effat Marashi (Persian: عفت مرعشی), is the widow of Iranian politician and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
In 2009, during election protests she was quoted as saying: "If people see that [the government] has cheated, they should protest on the streets".
Marashi married Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in 1958. The couple had 5 children: Fatemeh, Mohsen, Faezeh, Mehdi, and Yasser.