TEHRAN -- Majlis Energy Committee Chairman Hamid-Reza Katouzian suggested on Monday that the president include persons from diverse political groups in his cabinet.

“We should respect the multiplicity of political persuasions and views in the society and accept them as a fact because it will help the political, cultural, and social evolution of the society,” he told the Mehr News Agency.
Katouzian also stated that the oil minister should not be changed unless an “extraordinary” person with higher capabilities and “brilliant records of management” takes the post.
He pointed out that the most important criterion for the oil minister should be “familiarity” with the field