Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new tech-focused defence minister?
- Akhlaghi’s experience centres on ballistic missiles, aerospace technology and defence-industrial production.
- Tehran, Iran – Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi has been appointed Iran’s defence minister at a time when the war with the United States is expected to escalate.
- The 68-year-old was approved on Sunday by parliament, which has convened online since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28, to assume leadership of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics.
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- Akhlaghi’s experience centres on ballistic missiles, aerospace technology and defence-industrial production.
- Tehran, Iran – Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi has been appointed Iran’s defence minister at a time when the war with the United States is expected to escalate.
- The 68-year-old was approved on Sunday by parliament, which has convened online since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28, to assume leadership of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics.
Sources: Al Jazeera