Abdolnaser Hemmati (, born 9 June 1956) is an Iranian academic, politician, and economist who served as the minister of economic and financial affairs from 2024 to 2025. Hemmati served as the

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Governor of the Central Bank of Iran () is the highest administrative authority of the Central Bank of Iran, making decisions concerning all such current affairs of the bank. Presently, the President appoints the governor upon the recommendation o ...

from 2018 to 2021. He was previously vice president of the

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB; ) or Seda va Sima () for short, formerly called National Iranian Radio and Television until the Iranian revolution of 1979, is an Iranian state-controlled media corporation that holds a monopo ...

(1989–1994), and governor of the Central Insurance of Iran (1994–2006; 2016–2018). He ran as a candidate in the

2021 Iranian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Iran on 18 June 2021, the thirteenth since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Ebrahim Raisi, the then Chief Justice of Iran, was declared the winner in a highly controversial election. The ele ...

, being the sole representative from the moderate wing of Iranian politicians, and was placed third overall in the results. He registered to run in the 2024 election, but was rejected by the

Guardian Council The Guardian Council (also called Council of Guardians or Constitutional Council, ) is an appointed and constitutionally mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The constitution ...

Presidential candidacy

Abdol Nasser Hemmati entered the field in the 2024 presidential elections with the slogan "Economy for the People". He presented plans to curb inflation, improve people's livelihoods, and attract foreign investment. Hemmati emphasized that Iran's economy should move away from dependence on oil and move toward income diversification. However, his candidacy was rejected by the

Economy Minister

Hemmati joined the cabinet of President

Masoud Pezeshkian Masoud Pezeshkian (, ; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and physician who has been serving as the ninth president of Iran since 28 July 2024. Pezeshkian served as governor of Piranshahr and Naghadeh counties and was elected to ...

as economy minister in 2024. On 2 March 2025, he was removed from office after 182 of 273 MPs in the

Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly (), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the unicameral national legislative body of Iran. The parliament currently consists of 290 representatives, an i ...

voted for his impeachment, citing the country's ongoing economic crisis that saw high inflation and the devaluation of the

Iranian rial The rial (; symbol: ; abbreviation: Rl (singular) and Rls (plural) or IR in Latin; ISO code: IRR) is the official currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinars, but due to the rial's low purchasing power the dinar is not practically used. ...

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