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Iranian oil minister quits: president's office
AFP, Tehran
Published: 05 Oct 2026, 12:11 AM
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad makes a statement following a signing ceremony attended by Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev in Moscow, Russia, 25 April 2025. Photo: Reuters
Iran's oil minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, the president's office said in a statement on Sunday, as the country faces long queues at petrol stations due to the impact of the Middle East war.
"Following the acceptance of Mohsen
Paknejad's resignation, Hamid Bord", the CEO of the National Iranian Oil
Company, "has been appointed as acting Minister of Oil by a decree from
the president", said the statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB.
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