Loading AI tools
Iranian politician and economist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdolnaser Hemmati (Persian: عبدالناصر همتی, born 9 June 1956[citation needed]) is an Iranian academic, politician, and economist who has been served as the minister of economic and financial affairs since 2024.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2024) |
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Persian. (May 2024) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Abdolnaser Hemmati | |
---|---|
عبدالناصر همتی | |
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance | |
Assumed office 21 August 2024 | |
President | Masoud Pezeshkian |
Preceded by | Ehsan Khandozi |
18th Governor of the Central Bank of Iran | |
In office 25 July 2018 – 30 May 2021 | |
Appointed by | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Valiollah Seif |
Succeeded by | Akbar Komijani |
Iranian Ambassador to China | |
In office 25 June 2018 – 25 July 2018 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Ali-Asghar Khaji |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh |
6th Governor of the Central Insurance of Iran | |
In office 16 May 2016 – 25 June 2018 | |
Appointed by | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Mohammad-Ebrahim Amin |
Succeeded by | Gholamreza Soleimani |
In office 30 March 1994 – 8 June 2006 | |
Appointed by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Ahmad Geranmayeh |
Succeeded by | Norouz Kahzadi |
Personal details | |
Born | [citation needed] Kabudarahang, Iran | 9 June 1956
Political party | Executives of Construction Party[1] |
Spouse | Sepideh Shabestari[2] |
Children | 3[3] |
Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Website | Official website |
Hemmati served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran from 2018 to 2021. He was previously vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (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, being the sole representative from the moderate wing of Iranian politicians, and was placed third overall in the results.[4]
He registered to run in the 2024 election.[5], but was rejected by the Guardian council. [citation needed]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.