Iran's oil minister resigns, no reason given ↧ ↧ Iran's oil minister resigns, no reason given Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned ​and Hamid Bovard, chief executive ‌of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be in charge of the ​ministry as acting minister, state ​media said on Sunday, without ⁠providing a reason for the resignation.