Sometimes what happens in Khuzestan is an astonishing combination of error, foolishness, corruption, and simultaneous betrayal.
In recent years, individuals have occupied political and managerial responsibilities who are neither specialized in management nor have a record of integrity; rather, their reputation is tied to conspiracy, collusion, and the elimination of rivals in behind-the-scenes meetings.
Ali Bouyeri, a Manager in the Service of Rent
Ali Bouyeri, who replaced Shamkhani as the governor of Ahvaz after the tragic self-immolation of a young Khuzestani, is a clear example of this pattern. A manager whose most important ability is not organizing urban affairs, but engineering the elimination of others and political collusion.
Field reports and documentation show that Bouyeri, in this short period, has spent up to 14 hours a day on covert consultations, political exchanges, and restructuring networks of rent and corruption in southern Khuzestan.
Unlike managers who believed that having influential relatives was enough to benefit from the power table, he has defined the path to "success" as systematic scheming, gaining the satisfaction of influential individuals, and the relentless elimination of critics.
The speed of his report writing and case-making against rivals is so high that in two weeks, it could have been turned into an exciting crime novel.
But what is even more bitter is the silence or ignorance of the governor of Khuzestan regarding these events; or perhaps there is simply no will to see the reality. And in the meantime, the main losers are still the people of Khuzestan; people who, under the pressure of mismanagement, organized corruption, and power games, pay an increasingly heavy price every day.