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Iran’s former President Hashemi Rafsanjani dies in hospital at age of 82

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was President of Iran in 1989-1997

CAIRO, January 8. /TASS/. Iran’s former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died in a Teheran hospital at the age of 82, Al Jazeera said on Sunday.

He was taken to hospital after a heart attack earlier in the day.

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was President of Iran in 1989-1997.