Amirhossein Zamaninia, Iran’s deputy oil minister for trade and international affairs, was appointed the country’s OPEC governor, replacing the recently deceased Hossein Kazempour, the oil ministry’s news service Shana reported June 6. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The appointment was signed off by 13 OPEC ministers on the sidelines of the OPEC meeting via web on June 6. OPEC governor serves as a member country’s top envoy to the organization’s secretariat. Zamaninia holds a law degree from the US and has been involved in Iran’s nuclear negotiations with world powers for years under Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. An oil ministry source said Zamaninia has retained his position as deputy oil minister. Kazempour died May 16 of a brain hemorrhage, leaving […]