Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 29 /Trend, N. Umid
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has appointed Mohammad Shariatmadari as Acting Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Iranian IRINN state TV reported.
Earlier, Iranian parliament rejected Reza Salehi Amiri's candidacy, nominated by the Rouhani for the post.
Shariatmadari who has been serving as vice president for executive affairs since 8 October 2013 was also Minister of Commerce from 1997 to 2005 in the cabinet of Iran's ex-president Mohammad Khatami.
On August 15, Iranian parliament rejected qualifications of three of Rouhani's ministerial nominees including Mohammad-Ali Najafi (minister of education), Jafar Nili Monfared (minister of science, research and technology) and Masoud Soltanifar (youth affairs and sports).
Rouhani appointed Ali Asghar Fani and Reza Faraji Dana and Reza Salehi Amiri as Acting Ministers of Education, Science, Research and Technology and Youth Affairs and Sports respectively.
The parliament approved Fani and Faraji Dana as ministers on October 27, while rejected Salehi Amiri.