Tehran, IRNA — Arash Zerehtan, a Kurdish Sunni politician, has been appointed as the new governor of Iran’s western province of Kurdistan, according to the government spokesperson.

The 39-year-old politician was a legislator in the Iranian parliament (Majlis) during 2020-2024.

Fatemeh Mohajerani, the government spokesperson, also said on Wednesday that Yadollah Rahmani has been appointed as the new governor general of Iran’s southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.

Born in 1963, Rahmani has previously served as the caretaker governor general of Iran’s southern province of Fars.

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