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Khamenei calls for more younger people in Iran's next administration

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the next administration in Iran could utilize “revolutionary and pious youth.” 

Hossein Dehghan
Former Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan, 64, speaks during a press conference after registering his candidacy for Iran's presidential elections at the Interior Ministry in Tehran on May 11, 2021. Registration at the Interior Ministry to contest the poll runs from May 11-15, with names to be handed to the conservative-dominated Guardian Council for vetting before being allowed to run. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

In his first address as the registration process for Iran’s presidential election kicked off, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outlined desirable traits of the next administration in Iran.

In the televised address, Khamenei clarified previous remarks he had made about the next administration being “young.” He said that he did not mean a Cabinet made up of people in their low- to mid-30s and that it was important to learn from individuals who have more experience. He said that in each Cabinet, there are hundreds of managerial positions that could utilize “revolutionary and pious youth.”

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