Ministry of Welfare and Social Security explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Welfare and Social Security
Formed:	2004
Dissolved:	2011
Superseding:	Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare
Jurisdiction:	Islamic Republic of Iran
Child1 Agency:	Social Security Organization
Child2 Agency:	Civil Servants Pension Organization
Website:	Official Website

The Ministry of Welfare and Social Security (Persian: وزارت رفاه و تأمین اجتماعی, Vâzart-e Refah-e vâ Tamin-e Ajtema'i) established in 2004 and dissolved in 2011, was an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of Social security in Iran.

See also

• Social security in Iran
• Health care in Iran
• Subsidy reform plan
• Iranian labor law
• Social Security Organization (Iran)
• Civil Servants Pension Organization
• Iran's religious foundations
• Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization
• Government of Iran
  • Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Iran)

External links

• Webpage of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security
• US Social Security Administration: Iran's entry
• World Bank Statistics Human development, social and economic indicators for Iran
• Iran's Ministry of Welfare and Social Security policies still based on charity
• Iran Para-governmental Organizations (bonyads) By Ali A. Saeidi (Source: The Middle East Institute)
• Poverty and Inequality since the Revolution By Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Source: The Middle East Institute)