Presidency of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

The presidency of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani encompassed the 5th and 6th governments of Iran after the Iranian Revolution, during which Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani served as president. == Rafsanjani's Presidency == Rafsanjani adopted an "economy-first" policy, supporting a policy of privatization as opposed to leftist economic tendencies in the Islamic Republic.