Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 21 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed a cleric as his new personal representative to the province of Kermanshah, western Iran, on Wednesday. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Feb. 21 Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed a cleric as his new personal representative to the province of Kermanshah, western Iran, on Wednesday.
In a letter the text of which was reported by state-run news agencies, Khamenei appointed Hojjat-ol-Islam Mostafa Olama as his personal representative to the province.
Olama will also lead the main Friday prayers sessions in Kermanshah.
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