Saeed Namaki Unveiled: From Kashan Pharmacist to Iran’s Health Minister

Sunday, July 13, 2025  Read time2 min

SAEDNEWS: Born in Kashan on June 14, 1958, pharmacist‑turned‑politician Saeed Namaki secured a vote of confidence on February 4, 2019, to lead Iran’s Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education.

Saeed Namaki Unveiled: From Kashan Pharmacist to Iran’s Health Minister

Name: Saeed
Surname: Namaki
Date of Birth: 24 Tir 1337 SH (July 15, 1958)
Education: PhD in Pharmacy
Current Position: None

Saeed Namaki

Saeed Namaki

Formative Years and Creative Pursuits

Saeed Namaki was born on 24 Khordad 1337 SH (June 14, 1958) in Kashan. From primary school through high school, he was a top student and often served as the class mediator, ensuring order and focus. At age twelve, he began composing poetry—work that later appeared in two collections, Dream of the Water Lily and Dream of the Breeze. During his secondary education, he joined the school theatre troupe and developed a strong passion for music. Though he initially considered studying literature, he ultimately chose to pursue pharmacy.

Academic Background

Saeed Namaki earned his doctorate in pharmacy from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

Marital Status

Saeed Namaki has been married for many years and is currently a family man.

Offspring and Career Paths

Public records on Saeed Namaki’s children are limited. One son, Ali Namaki, holds a PhD in finance and currently sits on the board of Amin Capital Investment Company. He also serves as Director General of the Reserves and Investment Affairs Office at the Social Security Organization.

Political and Public Service Trajectory

Saeed Namaki began his tenure in the Ministry of Health as acting minister from 3 January to 4 February 2019, before winning parliamentary approval—garnering 229 votes on 4 February 2019—to lead the full ministry. A pharmacy graduate of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, he holds an associate professorship at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

His career spans roles as Deputy at the Plan and Budget Organization, member of the National Health Insurance Research Council, and former Deputy for Natural Environment at the Department of Environment. In 2015, he was appointed Deputy for Social and Public Affairs at the Plan and Budget Organization, having earlier served as Health Deputy to the Minister of Health some 25 years prior. He has also advised former Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar and led several pharmaceutical manufacturing firms, including Tolid Daru.

One of Namaki’s first ministerial actions was to annul a controversial 2018 Health Ministry decision on student transfers and quota allocations—an order that effectively quashed public outcry over preferential admissions.

Saeed Namaki

Saeed Namaki

Saeed Namaki

With the outbreak of COVID‑19, President Hassan Rouhani entrusted him on 23 February 2020 with forming and chairing the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce, charged with mobilizing all relevant agencies to stem the pandemic.

Namaki has long championed Iran’s electronic health record system—a priority in the Fifth and Sixth Development Plans. As Deputy at the Plan and Budget Organization, he argued that full implementation of e‑records, clinical guidelines, referral systems and family‑physician programs would rationalize health spending. Following his confirmation as minister, he accelerated the rollout, formally launching the national electronic health dossier on 25 June 2019, in a ceremony with President Rouhani.

Saeed Namaki

Current Position

Saeed Namaki currently holds no official post.

Saeed Namaki engages with his followers on Instagram via his account @dr.saeednamaki

Saeed Namaki

Photo Album


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Video of a Verbal Clash Between Hassan Rouhani and Saeed Namaki




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