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The confirmation votes were postponed for one day because the deliberations on the nominees’ qualifications took longer than expected.

On Wednesday, MPs discussed the qualifications of a number of ministerial nominees, including the president’s choices for the defense, science, labor, culture, and interior ministry portfolios.

Daneshjou supports freedom of speech at universities

MP Ali Motahhari supported the nomination of Kamran Daneshjou for science, research, and technology minister, saying that Daneshjou firmly believes in freedom of speech at universities.

“Restraining freedom at universities is against the Constitution and brings about some problems. Mr. Daneshjou believes in a high level of freedom at universities,” he said.

Motahhari added that despite the claims, Daneshjou is mainly an academic and cultural figure and his political record is limited.

Commenting on Daneshjou’s academic degrees, Motahhari pointed out that his degrees have no problem and the Science Ministry has confirmed his degrees.

Daneshjou received a master’s degree in Britain. However, he was expelled from university due to his objections to Salman Rushdie’s insults of Prophet Muhammad (S).

Kordan’s deputy minister should not become a minister

MP Mohammad Qasim Osmani opposed the nomination of Daneshjou and said that Kordan’s deputy minister should not be confirmed as the science minister.

Former interior minister Ali Kordan was impeached and removed from office because his academic degrees turned out to be bogus.

At the time, Daneshjou was the deputy interior minister. Osmani said that Danshjou was the only individual who supported Kordan.

He also stated that the science minister should be an academic figure, while university professors and students do not recognize Daneshjou as such.

Hosseini did a good job as Payam-e Noor U. president

MP Kazem Jalali supported the nomination of Mohammad Hosseini for the post of culture and Islamic guidance minister, saying Hosseini did a good job as the president of the Payam-e Noor University system.

Over 100 MPs had registered to speak in support of Hosseini, and this shows that a large number of MPs support his nomination, Jalali added.

Hosseini’s plans are impractical

Speaking against Hosseini’s nomination, MP Bijan Nobaveh stated that his plans are not practical since less than five percent of the national budget is allocated for cultural affairs.

Nobaveh added that the Islamic Revolution had a cultural and religious orientation, and the people have the right to ask just how many of those objectives have been achieved.

He also said he believes that none of the administrations since the victory the Islamic Revolution have paid due attention to cultural issues.

Sheikholeslami has no plan to address unemployment

MP Musa al-Reza Servati expressed his opposition to the nomination of Abdolreza Sheikholeslami for the post of labor minister, saying the nominee does not have clear plans for addressing the unemployment problem.

“Unemployment is a serious challenge, if not a crisis,” he stated.

Servati added that he expected the president to nominate a much more competent individual for the post.

Nominee’s record does not match Labor Ministry portfolio

MP Nosratollah Torabi also opposed the nomination of Sheikholeslami, saying that his record does not match the Labor Ministry portfolio.

Torabi criticized the performance of the Labor Ministry during the previous administration and stated that the administration provided over $250 million in loans for creating employment opportunities, which should have created over five million jobs, while in reality, over 320,000 people lost their jobs over the past four years.

And over 52 percent of the fast-yielding enterprises have not been successful, he noted.

Interior minister should not be a military figure

MP Seyyed Reza Akrami strongly opposed the nomination of Mostafa Mohammad Najar for the post of interior minister, stating that he believes the Interior Ministry should not be in the hands of a military figure.

“The entry of military figures into politics is prohibited. However, a military figure seeks” to manage important political affairs of the nation, he said.

Akrami also said he believes that Najjar did a good job as the defense minister from 2005 to 2009, but noted that the Interior Ministry portfolio is more wide-ranging and critical.