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Iran’s president has named two women as vice-presidents after proposing a cabinet that included no women among his ministerial picks.
Hassan Rouhani's presidential website announced that he appointed Masoumeh Ebtekar as vice-president for women and family affairs and Laaya Joneidi as vice-president for legal affairs.
Ms Ebtekar was Mr Rouhani’s vice-president for the environment department during his first term, one of three women appointees.
Another was Shahindokht Molaverdi, who Mr Rouhani named as assistant on citizenship rights.
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Iranian presidents appoint a number of vice-presidents.
On Tuesday, Mr Rouhani proposed 17 men for 18 cabinet positions to parliament for approval.
The cleric had no woman ministers in his first term, despite being a moderate compared with others in Iran’s Islamic Republic and emphasising women’s rights in his campaign.
AP