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New Iranian minister of industry approved
The Iranian Parliament approved Abbas Aliabadi as the new minister of industry.
The Iranian legislators on Tuesday debated the qualifications of Aliabadi as the proposed nominee to lead the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, reported Tasnim news agency.
Aliabadi, 62, took office with 187 votes in favor, 58 against, and eight abstentions.
The former minister, Reza Fatemi-Amin, was given a vote of no confidence in April over his performance and poor handling of industrial development.
A ministerial nominee needs 50 percent plus one vote to win the vote of confidence from Parliament.