Iranian president appoints a woman as vice president in charge of environment

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
has appointed a woman as a vice president in charge of
environment protection, state radio reported Monday.
Fatemeh Javadi was named Vice President and Head of the
Environment Protection Organization, the radio said.
Javadi holds a doctorate in geology and was a professor at
Shiraz University, southern Iran.
On Sunday, the Tehran City Council appointed Mohammad
Bagher Qalibaf as the new mayor of the capital city, The Associated Press reported.