TEHRAN, June 12 (Shana) � Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh appointed Ali Kardor as the new head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) on Sunday.

Zangeneh issued a decree on Sunday to replace Roknoddin Javadi with Ali Kardor as the new member of NIOC's board of directors and managing director of the company.

Before this appointment, Kardor served as NIOC's director of investment and financing.

By SHANA