Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 29
By Umid Niayesh - Trend:
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has appointed Mohammad Bagher Nobakht as vice-president and head of the Islamic Republic's Management and Planning Organization, the country's Mehr news agency reported Dec. 29.
Nobakht currently serves as vice president for supervision and strategic affairs and as the government's spokesman.
Rouhani issued a directive on Nov. 8 to re-establish the organization that was dissolved in July 2007 after a direct order from former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The Management and Planning Organization is one of the largest governmental establishments in Iran. From 1948 until 2007 it was fully responsible for preparing the country's budget. Statistical Center of Iran was a part of the organization.
The organization has a variety of goals and duties, including the evaluation of the country's resources, the preparation of its medium and long term development plans and policies, the preparation of annual budgets, and the monitoring and evaluation of work done under the implemented planned programs.
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