Abdolnaser Hemmati

Abdolnaser Hemmati (Persian: عبدالناصر همتی, born 9 June 1956^{[citation needed]}) is an Iranian academic, politician, and economist who served as the minister of economic and financial affairs from 2024 to 2025.

Abdolnaser Hemmati
عبدالناصر همتی
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
In office 21 August 2024 – 2 March 2025
President	Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded by	Ehsan Khandozi
Succeeded by	Rahmatollah Akrami (Acting) Seyed Ali Madanizadeh
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	(1956-06-09) 9 June 1956 (age 69)[citation needed] Kabudarahang, Iran
Political party	Executives of Construction Party[1]
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
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.

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.^[6] However, his candidacy was rejected by the Guardian Council.^[7]

Economy Minister

Hemmati joined the cabinet of President Masoud Pezeshkian as economy minister in 2024. On 2 March 2025, he was removed from office after 182 of 273 MPs in the Islamic Consultative Assembly voted for his impeachment, citing the country's ongoing economic crisis that saw high inflation and the devaluation of the Iranian rial.^[8]