Iran's acting oil minister is career oilfield manager picked by his predecessor

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1. Sun, 4 October 2026

   2 reports
   • bne IntelliNews19:14first to report
     Iran's acting oil minister is career oilfield manager picked by his predecessor

     Credit: bne IntelliNews Hamid Bovard, who runs the National Iranian Oil Company, is acting oil minister after Mohsen Paknejad resigned, leaving Iran's oil ministry in the hands of a veteran oilfield manager during the war with the US.

   • bne IntelliNews19:14
     Iran's oil minister quits, replaced in shock announcement

     Credit: bne IntelliNews Hamid Bovard, who runs the National Iranian Oil Company, is acting oil minister after Mohsen Paknejad resigned, leaving Iran's oil ministry in the hands of a veteran oilfield manager during the war with the US.

2. Mon, 5 October 2026

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   • Anadolu Agency (AA)02:05
     Iran’s oil minister resigns, president appoints replacement

     Hamid Bovard appointed acting oil minister as US sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sector intensify

   • The Guardian World14:16
     Iran’s oil minister resigns as country’s economic crisis worsens

     Departure comes amid large drop in oil receipts, rampant inflation and shrinking economy Iran’s oil minister has resigned days after allegations that an intermediary trust selling Iranian oil abroad owed millions of dollars’ worth of export receipts to the state. Mohsen Paknejad’s departure comes as Iran grapples with a dire economic situation, including inflation running at 85%. An overall drop in oil receipts has led to a massive shortfall in foreign exchange earnings and one of the biggest...