Effat Marashi

Effat Marashi
Marashi at the funeral of her husband
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.^[1]

2009 protests

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.^[2]

Honorary titles
Preceded by Khojaste Bagherzadeh as Wife of Ali Khamenei	Spouse of President of Iran 1989–1997	Succeeded by Zohreh Sadeghi as Wife of Mohammad Khatami

Life and politics	Presidency Electoral history 1989 presidential election 1993 presidential election 2005 presidential election 2013 presidential election 1980 legislative election 1984 legislative election 2000 legislative election 1989 presidential campaign 1993 presidential campaign 2005 presidential campaign 2013 presidential campaign
Political parties	Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987) Combatant Clergy Association (1988–2009)
Books	Collection of daily memos Tafsir Rahnama Amir Kabir
Related articles	Islamic Azad University 2009 election protests 2009 presidential election Iranian Green Movement Death and state funeral
Family	Effat Marashi (wife) Fatemeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (daughter) Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani (son) Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (daughter) Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani (son) Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani (son) Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani (brother)

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