Ahmadinejad appointed to Expediency Council
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Expediency Council, Press TV reported.
In a decree on Monday, the Leader appointed Ahmadinejad to the council on the grounds of his “invaluable efforts” during his two terms of presidency.
Ahmadinejad was replaced by Iran’s new president Hassan Rohani who was endorsed by Ayatollah Khamenei on Saturday. He took the oath of office on Sunday at Majlis.
Rohani won the June 14 presidential election with 50.7 percent of a total of 36, 704, 156 ballots. Voter turnout in the election was 72.7 percent.