Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 36

5-September-2005

IRAN

Vaziri-Hamaneh Appointed As Irans Interim Petroleum Minister

Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh has been appointed Irans interim minister of petroleum, following the 24 August vote by the Majlis (parliament) to reject Ali Saeedlou for the position on the cabinet of recently-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (MEES, 29 August). MPs argued that Mr Saeedlou and three other candidates for cabinet roles should be rejected on the grounds that they...