Masoud Karbasian

Iranian economist and politician

مسعود کرباسیان

Karbasian in 2018

Managing Director of National Iranian Oil CompanyIn office
18 November 2018 – 22 September 2021PresidentHassan RouhaniPreceded byAli KardorSucceeded byMohsen KhojastemehrMinister of FinanceIn office
20 August 2017 – 26 August 2018PresidentHassan RouhaniPreceded byAli TayebniaSucceeded byFarhad Dejpasand Personal detailsBorn1956 (age 67–68)
Isfahan, IranOccupationCEO of National Iranian Oil Company (2018–2021)Awards

Order of Merit and Management^[1]

Masoud Karbasian (Persian: مسعود کرباسیان) is an Iranian economist who is the former CEO of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), served from 2018 to 2021.^[2] He was minister of finance from August 2017 until his impeachment in August 2018. He previously held office as ex-officio vice minister of finance, heading Iran's Customs Administration.^[1]

Karbasian holds a Ph.D. in commercial management and has served as a vice minister for heavy industries, petroleum and commerce government ministries.^[1]

Views

He is described as a "technocrat"^[3]^[4] and reformist.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rouhani's Pick for Economy Ministry Presents Roadmap", EghtesadOnline, 12 August 2017, retrieved 12 August 2017
^ "National Iranian Oil Company". www.nioc.ir. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
^ Najmeh Bozorgmehr (8 August 2017), "Iranian president Rouhani disappoints reformers with cabinet picks", The Financial Times, retrieved 12 August 2017
^ ^a ^b Adel al-Salmi (9 August 2017), "Women, Minorities Absent in Rouhani's New Government Lineup", Asharq al-Awsat, retrieved 17 August 2017
^ Reza Haghighatnejad (8 August 2017), "Rouhani Announces New Cabinet: Few Reformists, No Women", Iran Wire, retrieved 17 August 2017

Cabinet of President Hassan Rouhani (2013–2021)

Cabinet
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
Minister of Agriculture	Mahmoud Hojjati (2013–2019) Abbas Keshavarz* (2019–2020) Kazem Khavazi (2020–2021)
Minister of Communications and IT	Mahmoud Vaezi (2013–2017) Mohammad Javad Jahromi (2017–2021)
Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare	Ali Rabiei (2013–2018) Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandpey* (2018) Mohammad Shariatmadari (2018–2021)
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Ali Jannati (2013–2016) Abbas Salehi* (2016) Reza Salehi Amiri (2016–2017) Abbas Salehi (2017–2021)
Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Hossein Dehghan (2013–2017) Amir Hatami (2017–2021)
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Ali Tayebnia (2013–2017) Masoud Karbasian (2017–2018) Rahmatollah Akrami* (2018) Farhad Dejpasand (2018–2021)
Minister of Education	Ali-Asghar Fani (2013–2016) Mohammad Bathaei* (2016) Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani (2016–2017) Mohammad Bathaei (2017–2019) Javad Hosseini* (2019) Mohsen Haji Mirzaei (2019–2021)
Minister of Energy	Hamid Chitchian (2013–2017) Sattar Mahmoudi* (2017) Reza Ardakanian (2017–2021)
Minister of Health and Medical Education	Hassan Hashemi (2013–2019) Saeed Namaki (2019–2021)
Minister of Industries, Mines and Business	Mohammadreza Nematzadeh (2013–2017) Mohammad Shariatmadari (2017–2018) Reza Rahmani (2018–2020) Hossein Modarres Khiabani* (2020) Jafar Sarghini* (2020) Ali Reza Razm Hosseini (2020–2021)
Minister of Intelligence	Mahmoud Alavi (2013–2021)
Minister of Interior	Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (2013–2021)
Minister of Justice	Mostafa Pourmohammadi (2013–2017) Alireza Avayi (2017–2021)
Minister of Petroleum	Bijan Namdar Zangeneh (2013–2021)
Minister of Transportation and Housing	Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi (2013–2018) Mohammad Eslami (2018–2021)
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports	Reza Salehi Amiri* (2013) Mohammad Shariatmadari* (2013) Mahmoud Goudarzi (2013–2016) Nasrollah Sajjadi* (2016) Masoud Soltanifar (2016–2021)
Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Jafar Towfighi* (2013) Reza Farajidana (2013–2014) Mohammad-Ali Najafi* (2014) Mohammad Farhadi (2014–2017) Zia Hashemi* (2017) Mansour Gholami (2017–2021)
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism	Ali Asghar Mounesan (2019–2021)

Cabinet-level
First Vice President	Eshaq Jahangiri (2013–2021)
Chief of Staff	Mohammad Nahavandian (2013–2017) Mahmoud Vaezi (2017–2021)
Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Ali Akbar Salehi (2013–2021)
Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Mohammad-Ali Najafi (2013–2014) Masoud Soltanifar (2014–2016) Zahra Ahmadipour (2016–2017) Ali Asghar Mounesan (2017–2019)
Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Masoumeh Ebtekar (2013–2017) Isa Kalantari (2017–2021)
Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Mohammad-Ali Shahidi (2013–2020) Saeed Ohadi (2020–2021)
Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation	Sorena Sattari (2013–2021)
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs	Majid Ansari (2013–2016) Hossein-Ali Amiri (2016–2021)
Vice President for Women and Family Affairs	Shahindokht Molaverdi (2013–2017) Masoumeh Ebtekar (2017–2021)
Vice President for Legal Affairs	Elham Aminzadeh (2013–2016) Majid Ansari (2016–2017) Laya Joneydi (2017–2021)
Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht (2013–2014)
Vice President for Executive Affairs	Mohammad Shariatmadari (2013–2017)
Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization	Jamshid Ansari (2016–2021)
Vice President for Economic Affairs	Mohammad Nahavandian (2017–2021)