SUNDAY, AUGUST 04, 2013 – Iran’s new President Hassan Rohani took the oath of office at the Iranian Majlis (Parliament), one day after being endorsed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Iranian lawmakers and senior officials as well as foreign dignitaries attended the swearing-in ceremony in Tehran. Rohani, whose four-year tenure officially started on Sunday, takes over from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Delegations from over 50 countries attended Rohani’s inauguration ceremony. Among the foreign dignitaries present are 10 presidents, six vice-presidents, two prime ministers, eight parliament speakers as well as several prominent former officials. Former European Union foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, and former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad also took part in the ceremony as special guests. UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Kubish also participated in the event as the representative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Iran Labor News Agency, ILNA, provided the following list of Rohani’s proposed Cabinet members:

Appointments:

First Vice President: Es’haq Jahangiri

Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs: Teimour Ali Asgari

Vice President for Political and Security Affairs: Ali Younesi

Vice President for Executive Affairs: Morteza Bank

Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs: Mohammad Baqer Nobakht

Vice President and Head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization: Reza Salehi

Head of Presidential Office’s Inspection Bureau: Hossein Fereidoun

Chief of Staff: Mohammad Nahavandian

Chief Advisor: Akbar Torkan

Foreign Affairs Advisor: Mahmoud Sariolqalam

Nominations

Minister of Oil: Bijan Namdar Zanganeh

Minister of Interior: Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli

Minister of Economy: Ali Tayebnia

Minister of Intelligence: Mahmoud Alavi

Minister of Energy: Hamid Chitchian

Minister of Defense: Hossein Dehqan

Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade: Mohammad Reza Ne’matzadeh

Minister of Labor, Cooperative and Welfare: Ali Rabiei

Minister of Agriculture: Mahmoud Hojjati

Minister of Road and Urban Development: Abbas Akhoundi

Minister of Education: Mohammad Ali Najafi

Minister of Health: Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi

Minister of Sports and Youth: Massoud Soltanifar

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mohammad Javad Zarif

Minister of Justice: Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance: Ali Jannati

Minister of Information and Communications Technology: Mahmoud Vaezi

Minister of Science, Research and Technology: Ja’far Meili Monfared

 

Sources: Iran Review

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Iran-s-President-Hassan-Rohani-Takes-Oath-of-Office.htm

and

Press TV
http://www.presstv.ir/