Revolutionary Guards-affiliated Fars news agency reported that Tehran Governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian is the leading candidate to become Iran's intelligence minister if parliament removes a religious qualification for the post. Citing political and parliamentary sources on Friday, Fars said Motamedian's nomination would become more likely if lawmakers abolished the requirement that the intelligence minister possess advanced qualifications in Islamic jurisprudence and the Guardian Council approved the change. Lawmaker Malek Shariati said parliament would vote Sunday on whether to fast-track the proposed legislation. The proposal would also create two new organizations within the Intelligence Ministry, whose heads would be appointed directly by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to Tasnim news agency.