Raf‧san‧ja‧ni, Ho‧ja‧tol‧es‧lam Al‧i Ak‧bar Hash‧e‧mi /ˌræfsænˈdʒɑːni, ˈhəʊdʒætɒlɪˌslɑːm ˈæli ˈækbɑːʳ ˈhæʃemi $ -dʒətɑːl-/
(1934–) an Iranian religious teacher and politician who became state president after the death of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 and ruled until 1997

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