Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ex-President of Iran, Dies at 82 Mr. Rafsanjani, a founder of the Iranian Islamic Republic, navigated his country’s theocracy as one of its most enduring, wiliest and wealthiest leaders. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Putin Derides Sanctions and Trump Investigations as ‘Boorishness’North Korea Tries to Make Hacking a Profit CenterItaly Plans Naval Mission Off Libya to Stop Migrant BoatsAsia and Australia Edition: U.S. Senate, Jerusalem, Jeff Bezos: Your Friday BriefingIran Reports Successful Launch of Missile as U.S. Considers New SanctionsUkraine’s President Sidelines Opponent by Stripping His Citizenship