Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad Steps Down: Report
First reported 4 Oct, 17:38 UTCUpdated 2h ago5 sources
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Mohsen Paknejad has been the oil minister of the OPEC member country since August 2024 and steps down as the seven-month war between Iran and the US puts pressure on the country's economy.
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Mohsen Paknejad has been the Oil Minister of the OPEC member country since August 2024
The Iranian presidential office said the minister offered his resignation a while ago “due to personal issues” but this was rejected.
DUBAI: Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be in charge of the ministry as acting minister, state media said on Sunday, without providing a reason for the resignation. Mohsen Paknejad has been the oil…
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- Iran’s oil minister resigns, replaced by oil executive (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The Iranian presidential office said the minister offered his resignation a while ago “due to personal issues” but this was rejected.
- Iran’s oil minister resigns, no reason given (opens Arab News in a new tab)
DUBAI: Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be in charge of the ministry as acting minister, state media said on Sunday, without providing a reason for the resignation. Mohsen Paknejad has been the oil…
- Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad Steps Down: Report (opens NDTV in a new tab)
Mohsen Paknejad has been the oil minister of the OPEC member country since August 2024 and steps down as the seven-month war between Iran and the US puts pressure on the country's economy.
- Iranian oil minister steps down (opens Middle East Eye in a new tab)
Iranian oil minister steps down Iran's oil minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, the president's office said in a statement on Sunday, amid long queues at petrol stations caused by the ongoing war and US sanctions. Government spokesperson Mehdi Tabatabaei told state TV later on Sunday that Paknejad, a member of…
- Iran’s Oil Minister resigns, no reason given (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
Mohsen Paknejad has been the Oil Minister of the OPEC member country since August 2024



