Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 18

03-May-2010

IRAN

Jashnsaz Replaced As NIOC Chief By Former Saipa MD

In the latest change of management of the Iranian oil industry, Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Minister of Petroleum Masoud Mirkazemi have removed Seifollah Jashnsaz from his position as managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). In his place they have appointed Ahmad Qalebani, a former managing director of Iranian auto manufacturer Saipa, who is a close...