TEHRAN- Iranian industry minister Reza Rahmani appointed Mohammadreza Modoudi as the acting head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), IRIB reported on Sunday.

Due to the implementation of Article 1 of the law banning employment of the retired officials, passed in mid-September by the Majlis, the ex-TPO head Mojtaba Khosrotaj announced his resignation in a letter to the industry minister.

Modoudi was a deputy in TPO, the report added.

Prohibition of the employment of retirees is part of the plan to employ the younger generation in top state jobs.

HJ/MA