Rafsanjani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former president of Iran and an influential Iranian politician Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, the third child of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani, the fifth child of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani, the fourth child of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian politician who has been a member of the Expediency Discernment Council Nazanin Rafsanjani, contributor to episodes of This American Life