EA, GC extend condolences on Ayat. Rafsanjani's demise

In a message, issued on Sunday, Ayatollah Jannati said the news on the passing away of Ayatollah Rafsanjani had saddened him.

He condoled with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and the bereaved family on the sad occasion and prayed God Almighty for his divine forgiveness.

Meanwhile, the Guardian Council issued a similar message to condole with Supreme Leader and his family on the event.

Funeral procession for late Ayatollah Rafsanjani will be held on Tuesday morning, the Expediency Council's Public Relations Office reported.

Ayatollah Rafsanjani died on Sunday at the age of 82 due to a heart attack in a Tehran hospital.

Ayatollah Rafsanjani was one of the most influential figures of the Islamic Revolution in both pre- and post-Revolution days.

Born in Rafsanjan, Kerman Province, central Iran, on August 25, 1934, the late ayatollah played a key role in the pre-Islamic Revolution era and a close ally to the Father of the Islamic Revolution the late Imam Khomeini in his campaign against the regime of former monarchical regime.

Ayatollah Rafsanjani had also activities in the post-Islamic Revolution era, including membership in the Revolutionary Council, Commander-in-Chief of armed forces during the Sacred Defense era (1980-88), being speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran for three terms, while being the fourth and fifth president from 1989-1997.

He has been distinguished as one of the most influential political figures of Iran.

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