Kalantari appointed as Head of Environment Department chief

Tehran, Aug 13, IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a decree appointed Isa Kalantari as Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment.

Kalantari is a member of the Center for Strategic Research in the Expediency Council.

He has also served as Minister of Agriculture in previous governments.

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