Iran's Rouhani dismisses central bank chief running in presidential election

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during Economic Coordination Center meeting in Tehran, Iran on May 23, 2021 [Iranian Presidency/Anadolu Agency]

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati, who is running in the presidential election in June, the Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, says Reuters.

Hemmati in a Saturday night meeting on the Clubhouse social media app said:

Rouhani told me that if you stand in the election, you cannot remain the central bank chief because it affects monetary and exchange rate policies.

“I told him that I had no problem with his decision,” he said.

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