Tehran, Aug 20, IRNA – Sixteen proposed ministers out of 18 were successful in getting the confidence votes of Iranian lawmkers on Sunday.
All ministerial nominees except the nominee for minister of energy Habibollah Bitaraf received the vote of confidence. The vote came today after five days of marathon parliamentary debates while the posts for two ministries of Energy and Science, Research and Technology are yet to be decided. President Hassan Rouhani was re-elected as the president for a second term after winning a landmark victory on May 19. President Rouhani took office on August 5. Then, he proposed 17 out of 18 nominees for ministerial posts of his cabinet.
Ministry Approved Ministers
Agricultural Jihad Mahmoud Hojjati
Sports and Youth Masoud Soltanifar
Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi
Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Amir Hatami
Economic Affairs and Finance Masoud Karbasian
Education Mohammad Bathaei
Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif
Health and Medical Education Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi
Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi
Industries, Mine and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari
Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi
Intelligence Mahmoud Alavi-Tabar
Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli
Justice Seyyed Alireza Avaei
Cooperatives Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabie
Oil Bijan Namdar Zanganeh
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