# Iran's oil minister resigns, state media says

https://mins.news/en/item/85548

- Reuters, 2026-10-04 17:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-oil-minister-resigns-state-media-says-2026-10-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac28bf038d4b9000149ffc6

> Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, state media reported on Sunday. Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will serve as acting minister.

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