Iranian president nominates three women ministers

In a live TV interview, Ahmadinejad nominated six proposed candidates for his new cabinet, among whom were two women nominees, Xinhua reported.

He said he would propose Fatemeh Ajorlou as welfare and social security minister and Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi as health minister.

At least another woman would also be added to the list, Ahmadinejad said, adding that he would forward all his proposed candidates for ministerial positions to the parliament on Wednesday.

Ahmadinejad was sworn in on Aug. 5 for a second term amid prolonged controversy over his landslide victory in the June 12 presidential election.

Ahmadinejad won 62.63 percent of the total ballots in the election, while his main rival Mir-Hossein Mousavi got 33.75 percent.

After the official declaration, all the three defeated candidates filed complaints over irregularities in the election, and Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have demanded an annulment of the election.

Mousavi's supporters have participated in massive rallies in Tehran and other cities following the disputed election.

/Trend News/