Iran to mourn Ayatollah Rafsanjani's death for 3 days

EghtesadOnline: Iran will observe three days of public mourning to mark death of Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran's Cabinet reported on Sunday.

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09 January 2017

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

Rafsanjani, a veteran Iranian cleric, a pillar of the Islamic Revolution and a leading politician, served in different positions in the post-1979 Islamic Revolution era, ILNA reported.

The Cabinet also announced Tuesday as a public holiday because the funeral procession for the late ayatollah is to be held on Tuesday.