Hamid Chitchian

Hamid Chitchian (, born 21 March 1957) is an Iranian politician and the former intelligence head. He had been energy minister of Iran from 15 August 2013 until 20 August 2017.

Early life Chitchian was born in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, around 1957.

Career Chitchian joined the IRGC He is the former member of parliament, serving in the third term.

He was nominated as energy minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013. On 15 August, he was appointed energy minister to the cabinet of Rouhani, receiving 272 votes in favor and seven votes against in the parliament. It was the second highest level of approval after that for Ali Tayebnia who was appointed economy minister. On 1 August 2017, Chitchian announced that he will leave energy ministry after the end of the first Rouhani government.

Views Chitchian is a moderate technocratic with a neoliberal economic view.