Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Iran Minister Sacked Over Fake PhD

From The BBC:

Iran's parliament has voted to sack Interior Minister Ali Kordan after he admitted a degree he said he obtained from Oxford University was a forgery.

Mr Kordan said he had received the doctoral certificate in good faith, but it was later revealed as a crude fake.

The BBC's Jon Leyne in Tehran says the row could have serious implications for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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