Abdolnaser Hemmati
Abdolnaser Hemmati is an Iranian economist and reformist politician who served as governor of the Central Bank of Iran from 2018 to 2021 and ran as a candidate in Iran’s 2021 presidential election.
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Sep 27, 2026
Far Left
The Central Bank governor claimed point-to-point inflation declined to 3.9 percent in Shahrivar, the first drop after 15 consecutive months of increases.
Reformists are cautiously citing this as evidence that technocratic monetary policy can work despite sanctions, but many remain skeptical that a single month's figure signals a real trend.
Sep 18, 2026
Lean Left
As executive deputy to the president, Hemmati stressed shifting the health system from treatment to prevention and active family physician care.
Moderates see Hemmati as a technocrat fighting for structural reform, but they doubt his prevention push can succeed without the budget and personnel the parliament has so far refused to provide.
Sep 5, 2026
Center
Central Bank Governor Hemmati warned of powerful intervention in the dollar market amid speculative pressures.
Pragmatists support his stance but demand concrete actions that go beyond rhetoric to stabilize the rial.
Aug 25, 2026
Center
Iran's economy minister says Iran's defense is no longer purely defensive and that enemies should expect attacks, in a televised interview.
Pragmatists worry his bellicose rhetoric undermines diplomatic off-ramps and could provoke harsher US sanctions, while his economic stewardship is already strained by war-related inflation.
Aug 23, 2026
Center
Not in the articles, but as a reformist economic figure, he is often cited in pragmatist circles as a potential alternative voice on monetary policy, especially with the rial under pressure.
Pragmatists see him as a credible counterweight to the current central bank management, which they blame for inadequate responses to currency volatility.
Aug 20, 2026
Far Left
Central Bank chief gave multiple interviews on Thursday, defending currency reserves for essential goods, ruling out short-term interest rate hikes, and proposing a 23% increase in food voucher value.
Reformists view Hemmati as a pragmatic technocrat trying to stabilize the economy under conservative pressure, but they criticize his cautious approach to interest rates and his admission that frozen assets haven't been released.
Aug 9, 2026
Far Right
The economy minister faces an interpellation motion signed by 87 MPs, weeks after the central bank interfered in the currency market and failed to stop the rial's slide.
Principlists accuse him of managing the currency market with IMF advice, and they are calling for his dismissal as the first step in ending 'economic surrender.'
Aug 6, 2026
Far Left
Economy Minister Hemmati is defending his record in parliament under the threat of an immediate no-confidence vote.
Reformists believe he is being punished for trying to resume talks with the IMF and foreign investors, and his removal would scare off any remaining global investor activity.
Aug 3, 2026
Far Right
The central bank governor is facing a Majles summons over the rial's freefall, failed currency auctions, and a rising inflation outlook.
Principlists blame his conventional monetary management for accelerating speculation and demand an asset-based, sanctions-proof monetary policy.
Jul 29, 2026
Center
Head of the Central Bank, Hemmati publicly rejected rumors about foreign currency shortages, stating there are no problems or limits in supplying foreign exchange.
Pragmatists see Hemmati's statement as a necessary reassurance to calm markets and maintain economic confidence, but they watch for actual implementation and currency stability.