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Larijani: MPs to deliberate on qualifications of proposed cabinet next week

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Aug 4, IRNA -- Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that Majlis will start scrutinizing President Hassan Rohani's proposed ministers as of next week.

Larijani said at Rohani's swearing-in ceremony that he was pleased with and thankful to President Hassan Rohani's speech which contained important subjects.

Rohani on Sunday proposed the following as members of his cabinet: Bijan Namdar Zanganeh as Minister of Oil

Abderreza Rahmani-Fazli as Minister of Interior

Ali Tayyeb-Nia as Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance

Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi as Minister of Intelligence

Hamid Chitchiyan as Minister of Energy

Hossein Dehqan as Minister of Defense

Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh as Minister of Industries, Mines and Trade

Mahmoud Hojjati as Minister of Agricultural Jihad

Ali Rabiei as Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare

Abbas Akhoundi as Minister of Roads and Urban Development

Mohammad Ali Najafi as Minister of Education

Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi as Minister of Health, Medical Treatment and Education

Masoud Soltanifar as Minister of Sports and Youth

Mohammad Javad Zarif as Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi as Minister of Justice

Ali Jannati as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance

Mahmoud Vaezi as Minister of Communications, Technology and Information

Jafar Meili-Monfared as Minister of Science, Research and Technology

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