Masoud Mir Kazemi is an Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian politician who was Minister of Petroleum from 2009 to 2011, replacing Gholamhossein Nozari after President

President of Iran

The President of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in, and the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; although subordinate to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who functions as the country's head of state...

 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected

Iranian presidential election, 2009

Iran's tenth presidential election was held on 12 June 2009, with incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad running against three challengers. The next morning the Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's official news agency, announced that with two-thirds of the votes counted, Ahmadinejad had won the election...

. Kazemi had previously headed Shahed University

Shahed University

Shahed University , was founded in 1990. It started its activities by accepting 165 students in seven branches in 1991. It has currently more than 8000 students in 68 branches. Now, like other prominent universities of Iran,it is one of the first options of applicants in the annual nationwide...

 and headed Iran's Ministry of Commerce

Ministry of Commerce (Iran)

The Ministry of Commerce of Iran was the main organ of the Government in charge of the regulation and implementation of policies applicable to domestic and foreign trade...

. Kazemi has discussed the possibility of making neighbouring Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

 a major gas export market, citing the destruction of Iraq's energy infrastructure as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq

2003 invasion of Iraq

The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...

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On 14 October 2010, Mir Kazemi elected as OPEC Conference President for 2011 OPEC

OPEC

OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular meetings...

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On 9 May 2011, it was announced that Mir Kazemi, Sadegh Mahsouli

Sadegh Mahsouli

Sadegh Mahsouli is an Iranian politician who was Minister of Interior from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Welfare and Social Security from 2009 to 2011. He was appointed to this post in 19 November 2009, as part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second cabinet after received vote of from Parliament...

 and Ali Akbar Mehrabian will leave the cabinet. He was not enjoyed to the cabinet meetings from June 2011 and Mohammad Aliabadi

Mohammad Aliabadi

Mohammad Aliabadi is former Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization of Iran. He is also President of the National Olympic Committee of Islamic Republic of Iran. As of 14 July 2011, He is Vice President of Olympic Council of Asia.-References:...

 was acting minister in his absence.

See also

• Petroleum industry in Iran
  Petroleum industry in Iran
  In 2004 Iran produced 5.1 percent of the world’s total crude oil , which generated revenues of US$25 billion to US$30 billion and was the country’s primary source of foreign currency. At 2006 levels of production, oil proceeds represented about 18.7 percent of gross domestic product . However, the...
  
  

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