Eskandar Momeni

Eskandar Momeni is Iran's Minister of Interior under Masoud Pezeshkian, appointed in August 2024. A veteran of the Iran–Iraq War and IRGC affiliate, Momeni held a series of senior law enforcement posts: head of the Police Emergency Center (2004–2005), deputy for operations of the national police (2005–2008), and chief of traffic police (2009–2014) during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency. In 2012 Ahmadinejad awarded him the highest service decoration for law enforcement officials. As deputy commander of Iran's Law Enforcement Command (2015–2018), he oversaw security responses during the 2017–18 protests. He holds a doctorate in national security. He superseded Ahmad Vahidi's hardline tenure at the Interior Ministry.