Mohammad Ali Varasteh (1896–1989) was an Iranian statesman who held several cabinet posts in the 1950s and also, served as the governor of Isfahan province.

He was the head of the regency council which was formed soon after the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi left Iran in January 1979.

[2] Varasteh replaced Amir Alam in the post, and his successor as health minister was Jahanshah Saleh.

[3][4] He became one of the members of the Committee of Expropriation which was founded by Mosaddegh in May 1951 to eliminate the control of Britain in Iran's oil industry.

[9] In 1963 the protests led by religious figures intensified in Iran due to the policies of the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.