Saeed Namaki ( Persian : سعید نمکی , born 14 June 1958) is an Iranian politician and pharmacist . He is assistant professor of immunology at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran. He served as minister of Health and Medical Education from 3 January 2019 to 25 August 2021, where he replaced Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi . He had previously served as the vice-president in Plan and Budget Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (PBO).