Second government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad explained

Cabinet Name:Second Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Cabinet
Cabinet Number:10th
Jurisdiction:Islamic Republic of Iran
Flag:Flag_of_Iran.svg
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Incumbent:President
Date Formed:3 August 2009
Date Dissolved:3 August 2013
Government Head:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Deputy Government Head:Mohammad Reza Rahimi
State Head:Ali Khamenei
Current Number:21
Former Members Number:11
Total Number:32
Election:Iranian presidential election, 2009
Legislature Term:8th term9th term
Previous:Ahmadinejad I
Successor:Rouhani I

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the sixth President of Iran which governed during his second term within the tenth Government of Islamic Republic of Iran.

2009 appointments

President Ahmadinejad announced controversial ministerial appointments for his second term. Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei was briefly appointed as first vice president, but opposed by a number of Majlis members and by the intelligence minister, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i. Mashaei followed orders to resign. Ahmadinejad then appointed Mashaei as chief of staff, and fired Mohseni-Eje'i.[1]

On 26 July 2009, Ahmadinejad's government faced a legal problem after he sacked four ministers. Iran's constitution (Article 136) stipulates that, if more than half of its members are replaced, the cabinet may not meet or act before the Majlis approves the revised membership.[2] The Vice Chairman of the Majlis announced that no cabinet meetings or decisions would be legal, pending such a reapproval.[3]

The main list of 21 cabinet appointments was announced on 19 August 2009. On 4 September, Parliament of Iran approved 18 of the 21 candidates and rejected three of them, including two women. Sousan Keshavarz, Mohammad Aliabadi, and Fatemeh Ajorlou were not approved by Parliament for the Ministries of Education, Energy, and Welfare and Social Security respectively.[4] Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi won approval as health minister, making her Iran's first woman minister since the Islamic revolution.[5]

2011 merges and dismissals

On 9 May, Ahmedinejad announced Ministries of Petroleum and Energy would merge, as would Industries and Mines with Commerce, and Welfare with Labour. On 13 May, he dismissed Masoud Mir-Kazemi (Minister of Petroleum), Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Minister Industry and Mines) and Sadegh Mahsouli (Minister of Welfare). On 15 May, he was announced he would be caretaker minister of the Petroleum Ministry.[6]

From August 2009 to February 2013, a total of nine ministers in the cabinet was dismissed by the Majlis, the last of who was labor minister, Reza Sheykholeslam at the beginning of February 2013.[7]

Cabinet

The cabinet included the following members:

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Notes and References

  1. News: Daragahi. Borzou. Mostaghim. Ramin. Borzou Daragahi. Iranian president fires two top officials; 2 more protesters reportedly killed. 28 January 2018. Los Angeles Times. 27 July 2009.
  2. News: Deshmukh. Jay. Ahmadinejad 'sacks four Iran ministers'. 28 January 2018. AFP. 26 July 2009. https://archive.today/20121206004902/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jYm2jkM3p-MmD8B1Oh9ZDxXNG6xw. 6 December 2012. en.
  3. News: باهنر: جلسات دولت نهم از این پس غیرقانونی است. 28 January 2018. Aftabnews. 26 July 2009. Persian. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224051506/http://www.aftabnews.ir/vdchzinw.23nzmdftt2.html. 24 February 2012. dead.
  4. News: Iran backs first woman minister. 28 January 2018. BBC News. 3 September 2009.
  5. News: Borger. Julian. Julian Borger. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet includes female minister and man wanted over terror attack. 28 January 2018. The Guardian. 3 September 2009.
  6. News: Nasseri. Ladane. Ahmadinejad to Run Iran's Oil Ministry After Minister Dismissed. 28 January 2018. Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Bloomberg News. 15 May 2011.
  7. News: Rezaian. Jason. Jason Rezaian. Iran's parliament dismisses another Ahmadinejad minister. 28 January 2018. Washington Post. 3 February 2013. Tehran.