Hossein Namazi (Persian: حسین نمازی; born c. 1945) is an Iranian economist and academic, who served in different cabinet posts.
[4] He was reappointed as minister of finance to the cabinet led by President Mohammad Khatami in August 1997.
[1] When Namazi was in office, there was a rivalry between him and Mohsen Nourbakhsh, governor of Central Bank of Iran.
[6] Namazi's term ended in August 2001, and he was replaced by Tahmasb Mazaheri in the post.
[7] Namazi strongly supported social justice in Iran.