Mohammad Nazemi Ardakani is an Iranian politician who served as the minister of cooperatives and governor of the Qom province.

Ardakani served as the representative of the religious judge in the Iranian Army's revolutionary courts in western Iran.

[5] He was removed from office and was succeeded by Mohammad Abbasi in the post on 5 November 2006.

[6][7] After leaving office Ardakani became the head of the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI).

[8][11] Ardakani is married to the aunt of Masoud Zaribafan, who was cabinet secretary and is Ahmedinejad's brother-in-law.