The young deputy head of Iran's Department of Environment, Kaveh Madani, has decided to resign and leave the country following increasing pressure from hard-liners.
Before moving back to Iran, Madani — who has been described by Iranian media as a “genius” — was an environmental management lecturer at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. He was named the deputy for international affairs, innovation and sociocultural engagement of the Department of Environment on Sept. 17, 2017. The news of his eventual resignation was tweeted by a Reformist parliament member on April 16.