“I will carry out my tasks under the aegis of support from the minister of petroleum and petrochemical activists to meet the objectives defined in the fourth five-year development plan,” he told a function organized for his introduction. He said Irans petrochemical sector has developed at good speed in recent years, adding that it has created job opportunities. He appreciated his predecessor Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh for his laying the foundation for petrochemical progress in the country. “Mr Nematzadeh has been a sincere and competent manager in the petrochemical sector and now he has left the train to take another one,” he said.