Mohammad Reza Farzin
Mohammad Reza Farzin is an Iranian economist who has served as governor of the Central Bank of Iran since December 2022.
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Aug 27, 2026
Center
The governor of the Central Bank is implicitly responsible for the rising dollar and gold prices reported today, and for the government's reliance on the debt market.
Pragmatists judge Farzin harshly: he must stabilize the currency and control inflation, but he is constrained by fiscal deficits and Western sanctions, leaving him with few tools beyond issuing costly bonds.
Jul 28, 2026
Center
As Central Bank Governor, his policies are implicated in a report showing that minimum wage purchasing power has fallen to one-fourth of 2013 levels.
Pragmatists criticize him for failing to curb inflation or stabilize the currency, seeing his policies as insufficient against structural economic problems.