Earlier, Raisi has submitted the list of people nominated to take ministerial posts to Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) for the vote of confidence.
The list of proposed ministers are as follows:
Javad Owji, Oil Minister
Ahmad Vahidi, Minister of Interior
Ehsan Khandouzi, Economic Affairs and Finance Minister
Esmaeil Khatib, Intelligence Minister
Mohammad Mahdi Esmaeili, Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister
Javad Sadatinejad, Agriculture Jihad Minister
Ezzatollah Zarghami, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister
Hamid Sajjadi, Sports and Youth Minister
Reza Fatemi Amin, Industry, Mine and Trade Minister
Ami Hossein Rahimi, Justice Minister
Ali Akbar Mehrabian, Energy Minister
Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Foreign Minister
Hossein Bagh-goli, Education Minister
Hojjat Abdol-Maleki, Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare Minister
Bahram Eynollahi, Health Minister
Rostam Qasemi, Roads and Urban Development Minister
Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Qaraei Ashtiani, Defense Minister
Mohammad Ali Zolfigol, Science, Research and Technology Minister
Eisa Zare-pour, Communications and Information Minister
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi took the oath of office before parliament in the presence of the Judiciary chief and members of the Expediency Council and foreign guests in Tehran on Thursday, August 5.
The swearing-in of the president in Iran is based on Article 121 of the constitution.
On Friday, June 18, the 13th presidential election was held simultaneous with the sixth round of city and village councils elections, the first mid-term for the 11th parliament’s by-election, and the second mid-term for the fifth Assembly of Experts election.
Out of over 59.3 million eligible voters, nearly 29 million took part in the 13th presidential election on June 18, 2021. Ebrahim Raisi won the presidential race with over 18 million votes out of nearly 29 million ballots, which shows a 48.8 percent turnout.
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