Fischer-Tropsch　synthesis　(FTS)　is　studied　over　Metal-organic　framework　(MOF)　based　porous　carbon　supported　iron　catalysts　promoted　with　Na,　Cu　and　Ru　metals.　The　FTS　results　showed　that　all　promoters　can　enhance　CO　conversion,　FT　product　yield　(FTY),　and　CO2　selectivity　is　also　increased.　Among　all　promoters,　Cu-based　sample　exhibits　the　best　promoting　effect　in　activity　(FTY=0.154　mol(CO)　g(Fe)(-1)　h(-1)).　Interestingly,　the　activity　is　about　2　times　higher　to　that　of　unpromoted　catalysts.　Ru-contained　sample　exhibits　the　most　significant　influence　on　the　light　hydrocarbon　production,　with　the　C1-4　hydrocarbon　selectivity　above　70%.　Na-contained　sample　performed　the　highest　C5+　selectivity　of　66%　with　a　medium　CO　conversion　of　51%.　The　improved　FTS　activity　and　selectivity　of　promoted　catalysts　is　related　to　the　decrease　in　iron　particle　size　as　confirmed　by　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　and　transmission　electron　microscopy　(TEM).　It　is　confirmed,　the　small　iron　particles　of　the　promoted　catalyst　are　stabilized　on　the　surface　of　carbon　matrix,　preventing　further　aggregation　at　high　temperature,　which　is　contributed　to　the　improved　FTS　performance.　Our　research　study　showed　that　Na,　Cu　and　Ru　can　not　only　affect　the　distribution　of　resulting　products　but　also　improve　the　activity　of　FTS.　In　short,　the　effect　of　Cu　is　remarkable　on　the　MOF-derived　catalyst.　Similarly,　the　MOF-derived　porous　carbon　catalysts　confined　the　iron　species　during　the　reaction　process,　provide　a　clear　structure-activity　relationship　between　the　promoters　and　the　catalytic　performance.　Finally,　this　novel　work　can　provide　a　new　pathway　for　metal-organic　framework-derived　Fe-embedded　porous　carbon　catalysts　for　Fischer-Tropsch　synthesis.