TEHRAN – Media expert Mohammad Khodadi has been appointed by Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi on Tuesday as deputy culture minister for press affairs. 

Former deputy Mohammad Soltanifar resigned from the position in January, and the minister replaced Mohammad-Mehdi Ahmadi as acting deputy culture minister for press affairs in February.

Khodadi was former managing director of the Iran Daily and Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). 

Photo: Mohammad Khodadi in an undated photo.

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