Question: Recently Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani passed away; he was former president of which of the following Islamic country?
(a) Bahrain
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) Yemen
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 8 January 2017; former president of Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died at the age of 82.
- He was a founding father of the Iranian revolution.
- He served as the country’s president between 1989 and 1997.
- He was speaker in the Majlis (Iran’s parliament) from 1980 to 1989.
Reference:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-22494982
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/09/middleeast/rafsanjani-profile/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/01/08/ali-akbar-hashemi-rafsanjani-former-president-iran-obituary/