Iran president makes rare appointment of Sunni to senior post ...Kuwait

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday named a politician from the Sunni minority as his vice president for rural development, official media reported. "By decree, the president designated Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh to the post of vice president in charge of rural development and disadvantaged areas of the country because of his valuable experience," said the presidential website. Sunni Muslims account for around 10 percent of Iran's population, where the vast majority are Shias and Shia Islam is the official state religion. They have very rarely held key positions of power since the Islamic revolution in 1979. Iran has numerous vice presidents, who are tasked wi

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