TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, approved the appointment of Hojjatoeslam Mahmoud Mohammadi Araqi as head of the Islamic Culture and Communication Organization (ICCO) for three years.

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Ahmad Masjed Jamei, has considered Araqi for the post. Araqi has served as head of the Islamic Propagation Organization (IPO), which is to be headed by Hojjatoleslam Khamoushi.

The former head of ICCO, Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri, has been appointed as head of the Assembly for Proximity of Islamic Sects.