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Ahmadinejad appoints new head of National Security Council

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Jan 20, IRNA
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Iran's President and head of the country's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a state order on Friday, appointing Interior Minister Mostafa Pur-Mohammadi as the new head of the country's Security Council.

The full text of President Ahmadinejad's state order is as follows:
"In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful; "Hojatoleslam val Muslimin Mr. Mostafa Pur-Mohammadi;
"Respected Interior Minister of the country,
"According to Article 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and in order to facilitate the ongoing affairs at the country's Security Council, and to boost the dynamism of the activities led there, I hereby appoint your honor as "the head of the country's Security Council.

"You thus have the full powers described in laws for the head of that Council and are expected to make appropriate planning, see into implementation of the adopted decisions, and resort to all existing capacities within the related organizations, to establish and safeguard the country's sensitive security inside the country.

"It is hoped that that council would manage to play its role as the strong arm of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) in safeguarding the achievements of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
"President and Head of the Supreme National Security Council." 2329/1420