TEHRAN– The board of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), in a meeting on Sunday, accepted the resignation of the chairman Mohsen Jalalpour, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

Based on the report, in the meeting the date for the new chairmanship election was also decided to be September 4, Jalalpour will remain at his position until the new chairman is elected.

According to IRNA, due to his health condition, Jalalpour handed in his resignation notice on July 30, but it was rejected by the executive board, however in their latest meeting considering the chairman’s health condition the board has accepted the resignation request.

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