Iran's oil minister resigns for personal reasons, state media reports
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Published: 4 Oct 2026, 21:16 (Tehran time)
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Acting oil minister appointed after Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation accepted
What happened: Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation was accepted and Hamid Bord was appointed acting minister of oil. Attribution and details: Sources say President Dr. Pezeshkian accepted Paknejad’s resignation and issued the decree naming Hamid Bord as caretaker minister (sources: Kayhan newspaper and Akhbar Fori). Additional mentions: The item was also posted on channels including Bale, Eitaa, Soroush+, Instagram, and Telegram (source: Kayhan). Separate report: Tabatabai, the information deputy in the presidential office, said the president accepted Mohsen Paknejad’s resignation and appointed Hamid Bord as acting oil minister (source: Entekhab on Telegram).
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Iran's oil minister resigns for personal reasons, state media reports
DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned for personal reasons, and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be acting minister, state media said on Sunday. Mohsen Paknejad, oil minister of the OPEC member country since August 2024, resigned as the seven-month-old war between Iran and the US has put pressure on the country's economy.
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