Iran taps North Korean-educated man for top post

Updated: Monday, 18 Feb 2013, 1:23 PM EST
Published : Monday, 18 Feb 2013, 1:23 PM EST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has nominated a North Korean-educated former Iranian military official for a key post in his government.

The official IRNA news agency says Mohammad Hasan Nami has been named as the proposed Minister of Communications and Information Technology to parliament, and will now face a vote of confidence he is likely to pass.

Nami holds a doctorate degree in state management from Kim Il-Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea. He is also a former deputy defense minister and Iran's ex-deputy Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Army.

IRNA's Monday report says Nami is fluent in English and is the man behind an Iranian national intranet project.

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Iran taps North Korean-educated man for top post

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