Former Iranian Roads Minister Qassemi dies of illness

Iran’s former Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Rostam Qassemi, has passed away, after a long struggle with illness.

According to Press TV, Qassemi passed away on Thursday at the age of 58 after "suffering a period of illness."

Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi late in November accepted Qassemi's resignation following the deterioration of his health conditions some two months earlier.

Immediately after that, the former Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters, began a serious treatment process of cancer and underwent chemotherapy.

Qassemi was also a former Minister of Petroleum in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration and also a military veteran who served in the Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in the 80s.

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