Abdolnaser Hemmati | |
Office: | Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance |
Term Start: | 21 August 2024 |
President: | Masoud Pezeshkian |
Predecessor: | Ehsan Khandozi |
Office1: | 18th Governor of the Central Bank of Iran |
Term Start1: | 25 July 2018 |
Term End1: | 30 May 2021 |
Predecessor1: | Valiollah Seif |
Height1: | 1.8m |
Successor1: | Akbar Komijani |
Appointer1: | Hassan Rouhani |
Office2: | Iranian Ambassador to China |
Term Start2: | 25 June 2018 |
Term End2: | 25 July 2018 |
Predecessor2: | Ali-Asghar Khaji |
Successor2: | Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh |
President2: | Hassan Rouhani |
Office3: | 6th Governor of the Central Insurance of Iran |
Term Start3: | 16 May 2016 |
Term End3: | 25 June 2018 |
Predecessor3: | Mohammad-Ebrahim Amin |
Successor3: | Gholamreza Soleimani |
Appointer3: | Hassan Rouhani |
Term Start4: | 30 March 1994 |
Term End4: | 8 June 2006 |
Predecessor4: | Ahmad Geranmayeh |
Successor4: | Norouz Kahzadi |
Appointer4: | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
Party: | Executives of Construction Party[1] |
Birth Date: | 9 June 1956 |
Birth Place: | Kabudarahang, Iran |
Alma Mater: | University of Tehran |
Spouse: | Sepideh Shabestari[2] |
Children: | 3[3] |
Website: | Official website |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Abdolnaser Hemmati (Persian: عبدالناصر همتی, born 9 June 1956) is an Iranian academic, politician, and economist who 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.