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Iran appoints second military officer as oil minister
2005-11-08
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 cronies colleagues from the IRGC. During the presidential campaign, Ahmadinejad was highly critical of Iran's policy of offering energy concessions to Western companies.
Posted by:Steve White

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