Nozari gets Iran approval for Opec job

Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi named Gholamhossein Nozari, a former oil minister of the Islamic republic, as the nation’s candidate for the position of Opec secretary general, the state-run Mehr News agency reported.

Iran is the fourth member of the 12-nation Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries to propose a candidate for the role, which will be discussed when the group meets in Vienna on June 14.

Opec’s current secretary-general, Abdalla el-Badri of Libya, will complete his second three-year term at the end of this year.