Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 35

29-August-2005

IRAN

Iranian MPs Reject Nomination Of Saeedlou For Oil Minister

Iranian MPs on 24 August rejected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads nominations for four ministerial posts, including his candidate for the key oil portfolio, Ali Saeedlou. The nominees were presented to the Majlis (parliament) on 14 August (MEES, 22 August). Most of the objections made by the conservative-dominated parliament related to concerns about experience and competence,...