While the issue of the activity of retired managers in government entities has once again come under scrutiny, the information presented about the presence of Seyed Mohammad Jamshidi, Chairman of the Board of Abadan Refinery, has raised questions about how he was employed and the extent of his authority in this complex.
According to information received by Feydus, Jamshidi, who has been retired for several years, is working at Abadan Refinery under a 68-hour consultancy contract with a monthly payment of about 17.5 million tomans. However, the main ambiguity is not the declared payment amount, but his role and influence in the managerial and executive decisions of the refinery; a government complex where major contracts, tenders, and development projects are underway.
Informed sources claim that Jamshidi has a role and involvement in matters such as the appointment and dismissal of managers, recruitment, the process of paying contractor documents, and some executive decisions. These claims have not yet been independently verified, and it is necessary for Abadan Refinery management to clarify the scope of the official responsibilities and authority of the Chairman of the Board and the compliance of his employment with retiree regulations.
Return to the Refinery After Retirement
According to the provided information, Jamshidi returned to Abadan Refinery after about a year and a half of receiving retirement pay and being away from the complex. Sources attribute this return to his connections with Jamshid Khalifeh and the managerial circle related to Dadvar, the executive advisor of Azimifar.
In this context, it has been claimed that Jamshid Khalifeh, Operations Manager and Board Member of Abadan Refinery, is one of the main communication links of this flow within the refinery's managerial structure, and his appointment was also supported by Dadvar.
Jamshidi's name was on a list of non-specialist oil managers dismissed by Zanganeh upon the arrival of Rouhani's government. However, the return of this retired manager clearly demonstrates the nepotistic nature of appointments within the Ministry of Oil's subsidiaries.
Key Managerial Appointments Under Scrutiny
Based on the same information, changes have been made in several sensitive positions at the refinery over the past year. Darabpour in the financial department, Ezzat Heidari in the legal department, Toos Rezaei in the operations field, and Ahmad Alian as the Board Secretary are mentioned as individuals who have been placed in key positions during this period.
This issue recalls a series of corruption cases involving refinery managers, which in some instances led to the arrest of these individuals, showing that nepotistic appointments result in nothing but corruption and collusion.
Critics claim that these appointments could increase the influence of a specific managerial circle over the financial, legal, and major contract processes of the refinery. Given the high value of contracts and development projects at Abadan Refinery, it seems necessary for supervisory bodies to investigate these claims and for official explanations to be published regarding the manager and contractor selection processes.
Additionally, it is essential for the Ministry of Oil and Abadan Refinery management to transparently declare under what legal authorization retired managers continue their activities in this complex, what their scope of authority is, and whether these individuals play a role in contractor selection, payment of claims, and financial and managerial decisions.