He was the member of Iranian parliament from 1980 to 1986.
About 9% of the Iranian parliament members are women, while the global average is 13%.
He is also the former deputy speaker of the Iranian parliament.
In 2011, the Iranian parliament approved a $508 billion budget based on $80/barrel oil price.
In 2009, the bill was approved by the judiciary commission of the Iranian parliament.
The Iranian parliament assigned a committee to investigate the incidents.
It did not allow 80 members of the 6th Iranian parliament (including the deputy speaker) to run in the election.
He is currently a member of the Iranian parliament.
Some members of Iranian parliament criticized these remarks as being fuels to religious war.
Rafsanjani was elected chairman of the Iranian parliament in 1980 and served until 1989.