Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: محسن هاشمی رفسنجانی, born 24 October 1961) is an Iranian politician, academic and engineer who served as a member and was chairman of the City Council of Tehran from 2017 to 2021.
He was the deputy director of Iran's Islamic Azad University from 2013 until 2017 and chairman and CEO of Tehran Metro for 13 years.
He is the eldest son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the fourth president of Iran, and his wife, Effat Marashi.
In 1987, Rafsanjani earned a master of applied science (MASc) degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnique Montréal.
[3] Rafsanjani served the defense industry until the UN resolution was executed[vague] and prisoners of war with Iraq were freed.
[vague] While in this position, Rafsanjani and his colleagues produced nearly 500 effective reports on production, exports, projects, government bureaucracy, and economic problems.
He was elected as chairman and director of Tehran Metro by Abdollah Nouri, the Interior Minister of Mohammad Khatami.
During the presidency of Hassan Rouhani, Rafsanjani was appointed as a member of the board of directors of the Special Company for Rail Transportation of Iran.
In the past years, he has held various positions, such as chief of staff of the State Expediency Council, head of the president's Special Investigation Office, and board member of the defense industry.