World Tribune.com

Iran appoints second military officer as oil minister

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Friday, November 4, 2005

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has named another candidate for oil minister.

Ahmadinejad has named Sadeq Mahsoul as oil minister in a move that has sparked parliamentary opposition. Mahsou, an officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was not said to have experience in managing the oil sector.

In August 2005, parliament rejected Ahmadinejad's first appointment, Ali Saeedlou, to the Oil Ministry, Middle East Newsline reported. Since July, Iran has not had an oil minister.

Ahmadinejad has ordered a shakeup of the military, security and energy sectors and has replaced professionals with former colleagues from the IRGC. During the presidential campaign, Ahmadinejad was highly critical of Iran's policy of offering energy concessions to Western companies.


Copyright © 2005 East West Services, Inc.

Print this Article Print this Article Email this article Email this article Subscribe to this Feature Free Headline Alerts


Google
Search Worldwide Web Search WorldTribune.com Search WorldTrib Archives