Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 9

28-February-2005

IRAN

Mazaheri Appointed Petropars Chairman

Tahmasb Mazaheri has been appointed chairman of Petropars, the offshoot of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) which is undertaking a number of phases of the offshore South Pars gasfield development. Mr Mazaheri was formerly Irans Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, but was removed by President Mohammad Khatami in a minor cabinet reshuffle last year (MEES, 26 April 2004). He was an...