Tehran ( CNN ) -- Faezeh Hashemi , daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , has arrived at Iran 's notorious Evin prison to begin serving a six month sentence for making anti-government statements , semi-official Fars news agency reported . Hashemi , who was picked up by authorities late Saturday , was arrested last year for taking part in anti-government protests . She was sentenced in January , just before Iran held parliamentary elections . She will be carrying out her sentence in Evin 's security unit , a relatively comfortable section of the prison . Her father is a powerful cleric and former parliament speaker . In the past , Rafsanjani has been one of the government 's most vocal critics . He served two terms as president from 1989 to 1997 , and is still widely believed to be one of the wealthiest and most politically powerful men in Iran . He had long been a staunch critic and bitter political rival of Iran 's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . Weeks after the 2009 elections , Rafsanjani condemned the regime 's violent crackdown against the opposition movement and spoke out for the people 's right to peacefully protest in a speech delivered at Tehran 's Friday prayers . He later toned down the attacks and made statements of apparent support of the regime and the supreme leader , Ayatollah Ali Khamenei . In March 2011 , Rafsanjani was replaced as head of Iran 's Assembly of Experts , a powerful committee charged with electing and removing the leader of the Islamic Revolution and supervising his activities .
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was arrested six-month for taking part in anti-government protests . She is serving a last year sentence . Her father is Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani , former Iranian president .