WORKING FILE · OPEN-SOURCE COMPILATIONCLK 0AS OF 16 Sep 2026
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politician

Hassan Abbaszadeh

حسن عباس‌زاده

Former NPC chief. The board briefly named him PGPIC CEO in the mid-2026 contest; quorum and assembly problems left Shariatmadari in place. A ministry-side claim on the holding that did not stick — then Ali-Askari returned.

BACKGROUND

  • National Petrochemical Company leadership — the residual state parent of the 2011 spin-out.

ROLES

  • NPCFormer chief

    The credential that made him the ministry’s candidate for PGPIC

  • PGPICNamed CEO (did not seat)

    mid-2026 – mid-2026

    Board announcement without a functioning assembly

PATTERN

NPC trying to reassert the parent over the listed spin-out. Failed on procedure, not on a plant argument.

NOTES

  • Treat as a live rival, not a closed file. NPC still holds residual PGPIC stock and feedstock leverage.

EVENTS

  1. 2026-06Board names Abbaszadeh; quorum fails