President Raisi Introduces Proposed Cabinet to Iranian Parliament
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday submitted the list of his proposed ministerial picks to the Parliament for a vote of confidence, six days after his swearing-in ceremony.
Speaking to Tasnim, MP Vali Esmaeili confirmed that the president has submitted the list of the proposed ministers to the Parliament’s presiding board.
The proposed ministers in the list are as follows:
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance: Seyed Ehsan Khandoozi
Minister of Intelligence: Hojjatoleslam Khatib
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Hossein Amirabdollahian
Minister of Communication and Information Technology: Eesa Zarepoor
Minister of Education: Hossein Baghgoli
Minister of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education: Bahram Einollahi
Minister of Labor, Cooperatives, and Welfare: Hojjat Abdolmaleki
Minister of Agricultural Jihad: Seyed Javad Sadatinejad
Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics: General Mohammad Reza Qaraee Ashtiani
Minister of Justice: Amin Hossein Rahimi
Minister of Roads and Urban Development: Rostam Qassemi
Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade: Seyed Reza Fatemi Amin
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance: Mohammad Mahdi Esmaeili
Interior Minister: Ahmad Vahidi
Oil Minister: Javad Owji
Minister of Energy: Ali Akbar Mehrabian
Minister of Science, Research and Technology: Mohammad Ali Zolfigol
Ministry of Cultural Heritage: Ezzatollah Zarqami
Raisi took the oath of office on August 5. He had two weeks to submit his new cabinet to the parliament, but drew up the shortlist in only six days.
The lawmakers are now going to assess the programs of the proposed ministerial picks for a week, before an open session for the vote of confidence.