Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani — Persian Wikipedia

Persian Wikipedia article on Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani; used for entity facts only. Its lead describes him as a Shia cleric and Iranian politician; it recounts his studies at the Qom seminary under Borujerdi, Khomeini and other marja's, his role in the revolution, his speakership of parliament, his presidency, and his chairmanship of the Assembly of Experts and the Expediency Discernment Council until his death in 2017.