Organization · State finance & foundations
Central Bank of Iran
Monetary authority and financial regulator
The Central Bank of Iran is the country’s monetary authority and financial regulator.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
The bank matters because monetary policy, exchange-rate management, and financial regulation place it at the center of state economic power.
- Record type
- Organization dossier
- Primary role
- Monetary authority and financial regulator
- Network sector
- State finance & foundations
- Documented links
- 2
Profile
The Central Bank of Iran is the country’s monetary authority and financial regulator.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH Iran network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
Hemmati was named central bank governor following a cabinet decision in December 2025.
Limit: The appointment record does not eliminate statutory distinctions between government and central bank functions.
Associated Press · Hemmati named central bank governorHemmati was appointed governor of the Central Bank of Iran on 31 December 2025.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
Associated Press · Hemmati named central bank governorWhat to watch
- Does the publicly identified leadership of Central Bank of Iran change?
- Do official records document new coordination with Presidency?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the relationships recorded here?
Source record
- 01Associated Press · Hemmati named central bank governor
Appointment record dated 31 December 2025.