On the fifth and last day of reviewing the qualifications, plans and records of the proposed ministers of the 14th government in the public hall of the Iranian parliament, voting was done on the proposed ministers and the 14th government was determined by the votes of the members of the parliament.
Before the voting, President Masoud Pezeshkian appeared at the parliament and defended his proposed ministers for the second time this week.
After the president's speech, the voting was done by the parliament members by handing out papers and the result was announced.
A total of 288 lawmakers of the 12th parliament voted for the proposed ministers of the 14th government as follows:
Minister of Communications: Sattar Hashemi, 264 votes
Minister of Intelligence: Seyed Esmaeil Khatib, 261 votes
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance: Abdolnaser Hemmati, 192 votes
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abbas Araghchi, 247 votes
Minister of Education: Alireza Kazemi, 268 votes
Minister of Health and Medical Education: Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, 163 votes
Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare: Ahmad Meidari, 191 votes
Minister of Justice: Amin Hossein Rahimi, 268 votes
Minister of Defense: Aziz Nasirzadeh, 281 votes
Minister of Roads: Ms. Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd, 231 votes
Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade: Mohammad Atabak, 231 votes
Minister of Science: Hossein Simayi Sarraf, 221 votes
Minister of Culture: Seyed Abbas Saleh Shariati, 272 votes
Minister of Agriculture: Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh, 253 votes
Minister of Interior: Eskandar Momeni, 259 votes
Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts: Mohammadreza Salehi Amiri, 168 votes
Minister of Oil: Mohsen Paknejad, 222 votes
Minister of Energy: Abbas Aliabadi, 255 votes
Minister of Sports and Youth: Ahmad Donyamali, 253 votes
IRNA