Tehran, Dec 28, IRNA Governor General of Fars province in southern Iran appointed a Sunni mayor for the town of Gallehdar. Mehdi Nouri is the second mayor belonging to the Sunni minority appointed for the post in the city. Majority of the population of Gallehdar are Sunnis. By IRNA   The Iran Project is not responsible for the content ...

[caption id="attachment_30232" align="alignright" width="180"] Iranian presidential candidate Hassan Rohani[/caption] Tehran, Nov 11, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iranian religious minorities contribute to decisionmaking process in Iran. In a meeting with members of parliament from the religious minorities community in Tehran,...

The Iranian presidents religious and ethnic minority representative said on Sunday December 22 that the administration is working toward appointing ethnic and religious minorities to key posts. Ali Younesi was visiting Sistan-Baluchistan Province when he told IRNA that the governments actions are based on requests from Baluchi and Sunni elders and ...