Ex-Iranian President's Daughter Denies Tower Ownership, Canada Migration

Fatemeh Hashemi, the daughter of the former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, denied allegations that her family owns numerous towers in Canada.

She made the comments in a recent interview commemorating the anniversary of her father's death.

Responding to accusations, she stated, "They were lying; we have never built any towers. It's all lies."

Furthermore, Hashemi addressed rumors regarding her sister, Faezeh, allegedly relocating to Canada. Dismissing the claims, she emphasized, "Rumors were spread to the extent that they claimed a tower was built in Canada."

On June 10, 2009, two days before Iran’s contentious Presidential elections, in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed victory and protests gripped the country, Rasekhoon, a website close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, published an article accusing Faezeh of owning a major construction company in Canada.

Fatemeh Hashemi denied the allegations, asserting that reformist groups circulated the lies. She concluded, "Wherever we went, they said this belongs to the Hashemi family. They said Kish Island belongs to Hashemi! But dad paid the accommodation expenses himself."

In 2017, Javad Karimi Ghodousi, a former parliamentary representative and member of the Paydari Front accused Faezeh and another sibling, Yaser, of having plans to leave the country for Canada, citing their mother's illness as the reason.

Hashemi traced the origin of such remarks back to even before the Iranian Revolution. She added, "After the revolution, Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) and other groups spread such rumors. Later, Forbes magazine falsely claimed that Hashemi Rafsanjani was the fifth richest person globally."

Forbes reported in 2003 on the controversial allocation of properties and contracts in Iran's Chamber of Commerce, alleging that Rafsanjani's family benefited substantially.