Hashemi acted as caretaker interior minister until Ali Kordan took over the portfolio after an endorsement by parliament on August 5.
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Publish Date: 24 September 2008 - 15:59
TEHRAN, Sept. 24 (MNA) -- Transportation Minister Hamid Behbahani has officially appointed Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi as his first deputy.