TEHRAN- Khodadad Gharibpour is appointed as the new deputy industry minister and the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), IRIB reported.

Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani appointed Gharibpour to the post replacing Mehdi Karbasian.
Gharibpour is the previous head of National Development Investment Group and the ex-head of Shazand Petrochemical Company.
IMIDRO is a major state-owned holding company active in the mining sector in Iran. It has eight major companies and 55 operational subsidiaries active in steel, aluminum, copper, cement and mineral exploitation fields.
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