The president of Iran’s Sharif University of Technology was dismissed after female students attended a graduation ceremony on the Persian Gulf island of Kish without mandatory headscarves.
Science Minister Mohammad Ali Zolfigol removed Rasool Jalili from his position and appointed Abbas Mousavi as his successor, state media reported on November 21.
In the decree addressed to Mousavi, Zolfigol stated that the new university president is "expected to adhere to Islamic teachings."
The graduation ceremony for 81 students at the international campus of Sharif University of Technology on Kish Island was held last week.
Videos posted online show that most of the female students stood on stage in their graduation gowns and caps, but without a hijab.
After the ceremony, the Amir Kabir Telegram channel reported that Ali Salek Ghafari, the head of the Kish Sharif campus, was "forced to resign" after receiving threats from the ministries of science and intelligence.
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