An Iranian website has published a chart detailing the jobs Mahmud Ahmadinejad has given to a number of his siblings, brothers-in-law, and a nephew.
Nepotism and favoritism aren't exactly unusual among senior Iranian officials, but it is rare for such a chart to be published even on a reformist website that supports Musavi.
The chart was titled "Family Justice," a reference to Ahmadinejad's promise of bringing justice to Iranian society and creating a meritocracy.
According to the chart, Ahmadinejad's sister, Parvin Ahmadinejad, is a deputy adviser to the presidential's women's center. Ahmadinejad's brother, Davud Ahmadinejad, is a chief inspector with the presidential inspection unit. And Ahmadinejad's nephew, Ali Akbar Mehrabian, is the mining and industry minister.
The chart also shows that a number of government jobs are held by relatives of Ahmadinejad's senior adviser and campaign manager, Mojtaba Samareh.
Samareh's brother, Abdolhamid Hashemi Samareh, is a deputy industry minister. And one of Samareh's sisters-in-law is an adviser on family issues at the Interior Ministry.
UPDATE: The original link now no longer works, for whatever reason. But the chart can be found on another site.
-- Golnaz Esfandiari
Nepotism and favoritism aren't exactly unusual among senior Iranian officials, but it is rare for such a chart to be published even on a reformist website that supports Musavi.
The chart was titled "Family Justice," a reference to Ahmadinejad's promise of bringing justice to Iranian society and creating a meritocracy.
According to the chart, Ahmadinejad's sister, Parvin Ahmadinejad, is a deputy adviser to the presidential's women's center. Ahmadinejad's brother, Davud Ahmadinejad, is a chief inspector with the presidential inspection unit. And Ahmadinejad's nephew, Ali Akbar Mehrabian, is the mining and industry minister.
The chart also shows that a number of government jobs are held by relatives of Ahmadinejad's senior adviser and campaign manager, Mojtaba Samareh.
Samareh's brother, Abdolhamid Hashemi Samareh, is a deputy industry minister. And one of Samareh's sisters-in-law is an adviser on family issues at the Interior Ministry.
UPDATE: The original link now no longer works, for whatever reason. But the chart can be found on another site.
-- Golnaz Esfandiari