VOL. XXXVI

NO. 46

16-AUGUST-1993

IRAN

Aghazadeh Retains Oil Portfolio In New Iranian Cabinet

Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani, who started a second four-year termlast week, announced a new 23-member cabinet on 8 August. He retained 16ministers including Mr. Gholamreza Aghazadeh, the Minister of Oil, as well asthe ministers of finance and foreign affairs, and brought in seven newministers for the portfolios of defense, commerce, the interior, health,transport, education and housing. The changes...