World / Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ahmadinejad Names 3 Women to Cabinet But female ministers are hardliners, unlikely to please reformers By Jason Farago, Newser Staff Posted Aug 17, 2009 5:37 AM CDT Copied Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his inauguration speech to parliament during his swearing-in ceremony for a second term as president, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today he would nominate three women to join his cabinet, reports the Guardian, attempting to soften his image after the brutal crackdowns following his disputed re-election. The decision is significant in a country where just eight of 290 MPs are female. But the two women whose names have been announced are hardliners and unlikely to please reformists. (More Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stories.) Report an error