President appoints vice president for economy, chief of staff

President Hassan Rouhani has appointed new vice president for economic affairs and his chief of staff.

In a decree on Sunday, Rouhani named Mohammad Nahavandian as vice president for economic affairs based on Article 124 of the Iranian Constitution and given his commitment and past record.

The president wished Nahavandian success in serving the Islamic establishment and the noble Iranian nation in accordance with the principles of law obedience, moderation and the new administration's code of ethics.

Meanwhile, in another decree, Rouhani appointed Mahmoud Vaezi as his new chief of staff to promote the administration's priorities in view of his valuable experience.

Vaezi previously served as the minister of information and communication technology.

All but one of Rouhani's proposed ministers, the nominee for the ministry of energy, won the Iranian parliament's vote of confidence on Sunday. The president has not presented his nominee for the post of the minister of science, research and technology.

Rouhani names ministries’ caretakers

In separate decrees, the Iranian president also named Sattar Mahmoudi as the caretaker for the Ministry of Energy and Zia Hashemi as caretaker for Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.

Under Article 135 of the Iranian Constitution, the president must appoint caretakers for the ministries whose ministers have resigned or been dismissed, and the caretaker ministers can serve in their posts for a maximum period of three months.

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