Ali Hashemi Rafsanjani was arrested last year for taking part in anti - government protests . She is serving a six - year sentence . He had long been a staunch critic and bitter political rival of Iran 's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . Her father is Akbar ##i Rafsanjani , former Iranian president .
Ali Hashemi Rafsanjani was arrested last year for taking part in anti - government protests . She is serving a six - year sentence . Her father is Akbar ##i Rafsanjani , former Iranian president .