After Abolfazl Fateh's resignation in September 2005, Mehdi Nad'alizadeh, ISNA's head of political news was appointed as ISNA's director. He was replaced by Hamid Hasan-Zadeh in 2007. They were the only directors who were appointed from ISNA's editors. However, from 2008 till now, all directors have been appointed from outside the ISNA but most were a member of the ACECR.
