diff --git a/backend/ecosystem.config.js b/backend/ecosystem.config.js
index 277bb8f..eebd798 100644
--- a/backend/ecosystem.config.js
+++ b/backend/ecosystem.config.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {
         SMTP_PASS: "wkbk mwbi aiqo yvwl",
         SMTP_FROM_NAME: "Quantfortune Support",
 
-        SUPER_ADMIN_EMAIL: "admin@example.com",
+        SUPER_ADMIN_EMAIL: "thigazhezhilanj007@gmail.com",
         SUPER_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "AdminPass123!",
         RESET_OTP_SECRET: "change_this_secret"
       }
diff --git a/backend/promote_super_admin.py b/backend/promote_super_admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d639c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/promote_super_admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+from app.services.auth_service import get_user_by_username
+from app.services.db import db_connection
+
+
+def promote_user(email: str) -> int:
+    user = get_user_by_username(email)
+    if not user:
+        print(f"User not found: {email}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    with db_connection() as conn:
+        with conn:
+            with conn.cursor() as cur:
+                cur.execute(
+                    """
+                    UPDATE app_user
+                    SET role = 'SUPER_ADMIN',
+                        is_admin = TRUE,
+                        is_super_admin = TRUE
+                    WHERE id = %s
+                    """,
+                    (user["id"],),
+                )
+
+    print(f"Promoted {email} to SUPER_ADMIN")
+    return 0
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Promote an existing user to SUPER_ADMIN.")
+    parser.add_argument("email", help="User email to promote")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return promote_user(args.email.strip())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/backend/run_backend.ps1 b/backend/run_backend.ps1
index f67f51a..de0097e 100644
--- a/backend/run_backend.ps1
+++ b/backend/run_backend.ps1
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if (Test-Path $frontendUrlFile) {
   }
 }
 if (-not $env:BROKER_TOKEN_KEY) { $env:BROKER_TOKEN_KEY = '6SuYLz0n7-KM5nB_Bs6ueYgDXZZvbmf-K-WpFbOMbH4=' }
-if (-not $env:SUPER_ADMIN_EMAIL) { $env:SUPER_ADMIN_EMAIL = 'admin@example.com' }
+if (-not $env:SUPER_ADMIN_EMAIL) { $env:SUPER_ADMIN_EMAIL = 'thigazhezhilanj007@gmail.com' }
 if (-not $env:SUPER_ADMIN_PASSWORD) { $env:SUPER_ADMIN_PASSWORD = 'AdminPass123!' }
 if (-not $env:SMTP_HOST) { $env:SMTP_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com' }
 if (-not $env:SMTP_PORT) { $env:SMTP_PORT = '587' }