Minister of Education Mahmud Farshidi of Iran

percent growth in the ministry's budget in the year ending March 20, 2007.

Education and Training Minister Mahmud Farshidi received 136 of 246 votes; and.

Education and Training Minister nominee Farshidi was criticized by legislator Kazem Jalali, state television reported, who said the nominee's only relevant experience is having been the principle of a school.

Jalali claimed that Farshidi was ineffective in that role, adding that Farshidi has unrealistic plans and mixes religion and education excessively.

TEHRAN -- Education Minister Mahmud Farshidi has resigned from his post, an advisor to education minister, Mirvali Musavi, said here on Sunday.

Ali Abbaspour Tehranifard, the chairman of the Education and Research Committee of the Majlis also stressed the fact that Farshidi had been an unknown individual in education circles.

It is rather amusing, if not pathetic, that while Mahmud Farshidi received his vote of confidence last Tuesday as the new Minister of Education, he has already been summoned by the Education and Research Committee of the Majlis.

com/content/?cid=5303 Education Minister Mahmud Farshidi has resigned from his post, an advisor to.

Farshidi has said that Iran has serious plans to increase the number of scholarships for the Afghans who are wiling to complete their post-graduate studies in Iran.