Iran's parliament (Majlis) on Tuesday gave vote of confidence to Sadeq Mahsouli as the interior minister, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Mahsouli was recommended by president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the "nominee for portfolio of interior ministry" after Ali Kordan, the ex-interior minister, failed to receive vote of confidence from the parliament on Nov. 4 over his forged Oxford University degree.
Out of 273 MPs who cast their votes, 138 voted in favor, 112 against, and 20 abstained, according to IRNA.
Ahmadinejad attended parliament's formal session Tuesday to introduce Mahsouli, saying that "It has been about six months that the interior Ministry is facing unstable conditions, it is against the country's interests for the ministry to remain without a minister."
According to Iran's Satellite Press TV report, the 49-year-old Mahsouli is a veteran of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corp (IRGC) and has served in provincial government posts and also as a deputy defense minister.
"One of the major controversies surrounding Mahsouli was his vast wealth. Mahsouli, who accumulated his wealth through property development over the past 10 years, is reportedly among the ten wealthiest people in Iran," Press TV said, adding that "the parliament support came after President Ahmadinejad defended his nominee for the post and expounded on Mahsouli's experience."
Mahsouli holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's in business administration.
Source: Xinhua
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