The minister of industry, mine and trade, in separate decrees, appointed his four deputies.

Mr. Mehdi Ghazanfari appointed Mr. Saeid Sharifzadeh as his deputy for human resources development and logistics affairs.

The industry, mine and trade minister, in another decree, appointed Mr. Khodamorad Ahmadi as his deputy as well as the chairman of the board of directors of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization. 

Seyed Reza Fatemi Amin received the third decree from Ghazanfari and was named the deputy for planning department of the ministry of industry, mine and trade.

Ghazanfari also assigned Mr. Safdar Rahmatabadi as hid deputy for coordination and parliamentary affairs of the ministry of industry mine and trade.

The industry, mine and trade minister also appreciated efforts of Mr. Fereidoon Ahmadi the deputy for coordination and parliamentary affairs of the former ministry of commerce, Mr. Mohammad Masoud Samieinejad the director of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, Mr. Iraj Nadimi the deputy for coordination and parliamentary affairs of the former ministry of industries and mines, and Mr. Mahmoud Dodangeh the deputy for coordination and parliamentary affairs of the former ministry of commerce.   

It should be noted that the four newly appointed deputies (Ahmadi, Sharifzadeh, Fatemi Amin and Rahmatabadi) of the minister of industry, mine and trade served previously as the deputy industry minister as well as the director of the small industries and industrial estates organization, the deputy for human resources and logistics affairs, the deputy for planning and technological affairs of the former ministry of industries and mines, and the deputy for coordination and parliamentary affairs of the former ministry of commerce as well as the director for coordination and parliamentary affairs of the former ministry of industries and miens, respectively