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Iranian Interior Minister in Resume Scandal


[Washington Post] Thomas Erdbrink - On Tuesday, Iran's science ministry informed parliament that Interior Minister Ali Kordan had failed to present his much-touted Oxford law degree to the ministry for validation. In August, 10 days after Kordan was sworn in, the University of Oxford issued a statement saying it had no record of him receiving an honorary doctorate of law or any other degree from the university. "Both keeping him on or replacing Kordan will have large consequences," said Iraj Jamshidi, political editor of the Etemaad newspaper.
2008-09-12 01:00:00
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