Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

Iran’s Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh has been appointed vice president for rural development. (@ak_hosseinzadeh)

Iran president makes rare appointment of Sunni to senior post

  • Sunni Muslims account for around 10 percent of Iran’s population, where the vast majority are Shiites
  • Iran has numerous vice presidents, who are tasked with leading organizations related to presidential affairs in the country
By AFP ·