A look back at life of late Ayatollah Rafsanjani on fourth passing anniversary

Here is a glimpse at major events in the life of the late Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani who passed away at the age of 82 due to heart condition in Tehran four years ago.

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, had been a close adviser and confidant of Imam Khomeini

Iranians commemorate 5th martyrdom anniversary of anti-terror commander General Soleimani

Tens of thousands of Iranian people have flocked to the southeastern province of Kerman to pay homage to top anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani.

Imam Khomeini strongly denounced threats by then US president Jimmy Carter

Imam Khomeini attached no significance to threats by the then US president Jimmy Carter and other Western head of states during the struggle for the Islamic Revolution.

Iran marks the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s message to Mikhail Gorbachev

Imam Khomeini tried to warn the Soviet president against following the destructive path of Western liberal capitalism. The pro-Western path chosen after the collapse of the USSR turned out to be catastrophic for Russia and many of neighboring ex-Soviet republics.

The ceremony honoring the position of women in Khomein with the presence of Vice President

Vice President Zahra Behrouz Azar's visit to the Imam's historical house in Khomein on the occasion ...

Imam Khomeini dismissed threats by then US president Jimmy Carter

Extracted from the late Haj Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, impressions of Imam's biography, volume 4, page 208