TEHRAN, Sep. 4 (MNA) Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has named Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh as his deputy.
Vaziri-Hamaneh served as oil minister for two years in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads first administration.
He is considered one of the most-experienced managers in the Iranian oil industry. He served as deputy minister for planning and research when Zanganeh was oil minister under Mohammad Khatami administration.
Experts expect a reform in the Iranian oil industry now that Zanganeh has taken over the oil portfolio.