Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: محمد هاشمی رفسنجانی‎) is an Iranian politician who has been a member of the Expediency Discernment Council since 1997. He served as vice president in charge of executive affairs during the presidency of his older brother, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and later under President Mohammad Khatami. He was also the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.[1] He was in office for 13 years and replaced by Ali Larijani in the post.[2] Mohammad Hashemi is an alumnus of UC Berkeley. After the death of his brother in 2017, Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani, launched a presidential campaign. But, it was not approved by the Guardian Council.

Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani
Vice President of Iran for Executive Affairs
In office 1994–2001
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Hamid Mirzadeh
Succeeded by	Ali Saeidlou
Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
In office 25 June 1983 – 21 July 1994
Appointed by	Ruhollah Khomeini
Preceded by	Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Succeeded by	Ali Larijani
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Hashemi Bahramani (1941-12-09) December 9, 1941 Rafsanjan, Iran
Political party	Executives of Construction Party
Alma mater	University of California at Berkeley