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Fourth nominee by Ahmadinejad named oil minister
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SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Monday, December 12, 2005
After more than six months, Iran has an oil minister.
Parliament has approved the fourth nominee for oil minister after
rejection of three previous candidates submitted by President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad. On Sunday, Kazem Vaziri Mahaneh, acting oil minister since
September, received 172 votes from 259 deputies in attendance.
Parliamentarians said Mahaneh was the first of the four nominees to have
genuine experience in his field, Middle East Newsline reported. The other candidates were dismissed as
colleagues of Ahmadinejad from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The approval of Mahaneh was expected to resume efforts to advance crude
oil and natural gas projects in Iran. Foreign energy companies had
complained that the absence of an oil minister had effectively blocked major
programs and awards.
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