| Honorific prefix | Seyyed |
|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Information and Communications Technology |
| President | Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Term start | 21 August 2024 |
| Predecessor | Issa Zarepour |
| Birth date | 1976 |
| Birth place | Yasouj, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran |
| Alma mater | Isfahan University of Technology (Bachelor's degree of the Computer Engineering)Iran University of Science and Technology (Master's degree)Monash University (Master's degree) |
| Education | PhD in Artificial Intelligence |
Sattar Hashemi (Persian: ستار هاشمی; born 1976) is an Iranian university professor, researcher and politician who is serving as the Minister of Information and Communications Technology of Iran since August 2024, in the Government of Masoud Pezeshkian.
Biography
He was born in 1976 in Yasuj city of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces. In 1998, he completed his bachelor's degree in computer engineering majoring in hardware from Isfahan University of Technology. In 2001, Hashemi obtained his master's degree in artificial intelligence from the Iran University of Science and Technology, and in the same year, he entered the specialized doctoral program of this university, and in 1386, simultaneously from the Iran University of Science and Technology and the Monash University Australia graduated in the field of artificial intelligence.[1][2]
On 21 August 2024, his candidacy for the post of minister for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in the Government of Masoud Pezeshkian was introduced by president Masoud Pezeshkian. His nomination was confirmed in the Islamic Consultative Assembly (the Iranian parliament) with 264 votes in favor.[3][4][5]
Internet blackout in Iran
During Hashemi’s tenure as minister, Iranian authorities imposed at least three major internet shutdowns: a near-total blackout during the June 2025 war,[6] a nationwide shutdown beginning on 8 January 2026 amid protests, and a renewed near-total shutdown from 28 February 2026 during the war.[7]
Reports during the 2026 internet shutdown indicated that, while the general public faced a near-total blackout, some selected users retained international internet access through a selective “whitelisting” system, including what some reports described as “white SIM cards.”[8]
References
- ^ "ستار هاشمی، استاد و عضو هیئت علمی". Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "ستار هاشمی گزینه وزارت ارتباطات کیست؟+سوابق". Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "دکتر پزشکیان فهرست وزرای پیشنهادی دولت چهاردهم را به مجلس معرفی کرد". Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ ستار "هاشمی، وزیر پیشنهادی ارتباطات و فناوری اطلاعات". Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "ستار هاشمی وزیر ارتباطات دولت چهاردهم شد". Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (2025-06-18). "Internet collapses across Iran, say web-monitoring firms | TechCrunch". TechCrunch. Archived 2026-03-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ "Iran's internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with Israel". AP News. 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ Down, Aisha (2026-01-10). "Iran's internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-03-29.