Government of Masoud Pezeshkian explained

Cabinet Name:Masoud Pezeshkian Cabinet
Cabinet Number:14th
Jurisdiction:Islamic Republic of Iran
Flag:Flag of Iran.svg
Incumbent:President of Iran
Date Formed:28 July 2024
Government Head:Masoud Pezeshkian
State Head:Ali Khamenei
Current Number:19
Election:2024 Iranian presidential election
Legislature Term:12th term
Previous:Interim Government of Mohammad Mokhber

Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth President of Iran. He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024.[1] [2] His presidential decree was signed on July 28, 2024 by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, and his government formally started its work.[3] [4] [5] In his first act as president, Pezeshkian appointed Mohammad Reza Aref as the First Vice President and Mohsen Haji Mirzaei as Chief of Staff.[6] On 21 August, the Islamic Consultative Assembly approved the nomination of Pezeshkian's entire cabinet, the first time it had done so since 2001.[7]

Cabinet members

Party!!Wing! Status!!Ref
President of Iran
PresidentMasoud Pezeshkian28 July 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist_[8]
Vice presidents of Iran
First Vice PresidentMohammad Reza Aref28 July 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist[9]
Vice President for Strategic AffairsVacant11 August 2024–––_[10]
Vice President for Executive AffairsMohammad Ja'far Ghae'em Panah1 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist[11]
Vice President for Parliamentary AffairsShahram Dabiri Oskuei4 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist[12]
Vice President for Plan and BudgetHamid Pourmohammadi4 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist[13]
Vice President for Academic and Technology AffairsHossein Afshin10 August 2024IncumbentIslamic Society of StudentsNon-Partisan[14]
Vice President for Atomic EnergyMohammad Eslami29 August 2021IncumbentMilitaryNon-PartisanReinstate[15]
Vice President for Martyer and Devotion AffairsSaeed Ohadi10 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanNon-Partisan[16]
Vice President for Women and Family AffairsZahra Behrouz Azar10 August 2024IncumbentUnion of Islamic Iran People PartyReformist[17]
Advisors
Supreme AdvisorAli Tayebnia4 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist[18]
Ministers
Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare MinisterAhmad Meidari21 August 2024Incumbent[19]
Culture and Guidance MinisterAbbas Salehi21 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanNon-Partisan
Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts MinisterMohammadreza Salehi Amiri21 August 2024Incumbent
Agriculture Jihad MinisterGholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh21 August 2024Incumbent
Defence and Armed Forces Logistics MinisterAziz Nasirzadeh21 August 2024Incumbent
Education MinisterAlireza Kazemi21 August 2024Incumbent
Economic and Finance Affairs MinisterAbdolnaser Hemmati21 August 2024Incumbent
Energy MinisterAbbas Aliabadi21 August 2024Incumbent
Foreign Affairs MinisterAbbas Araghchi21 August 2024Incumbent
Health and Medical Education MinisterMohammadreza Zafarghandi21 August 2024Incumbent
Information and Communications Technology MinisterSattar Hashemi21 August 2024Incumbent
Industry, Mine and Trade MinisterMohammad Atabak21 August 2024Incumbent
Intelligence MinisterEsmaeil Khatib21 August 2024Incumbent
Interior MinisterEskandar Momeni21 August 2024Incumbent
Justice MinisterAmin Hossein Rahimi21 August 2024Incumbent
Petroleum MinisterMohsen Paknejad21 August 2024Incumbent
Roads and Urban Development MinisterFarzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd21 August 2024Incumbent
Science, Research and Technology MinisterHossein Simayi Sarraf21 August 2024Incumbent
Sport and Youth MinisterAhmad Donyamali21 August 2024Incumbent
Other Duties
Chief of StaffMohsen Haji-Mirzaei28 July 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist[20]
Supervisor of Presidential AdministrationMohammad Ja'far Ghae'em Panah1 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist
Head of National Elites FoundationHossein Afshin10 August 2024IncumbentIslamic Society of StudentsNon-Partisan[21]
Head of Atomic Energy OrganizationMohammad Eslami29 August 2021IncumbentMilitaryNon-PartisanReinstate[22]
Head of Martyer and Devotion FoundationSaeed Ohadi10 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanNon-Partisan[23]
Head of Foreign Journeys SupervisionMohsen Haji-Mirzaei12 August 2024IncumbentNon-PartisanReformist[24]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Al Jazeera . Iran's President Raisi killed in a helicopter crash: What we know so far . 2024-07-08 . 2024-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240519220737/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/19/president-raisis-helicopter-crashed-in-iran-what-we-know-so-far . live.
  2. News: Iran's Khamenei formally grants Masoud Pezeshkian presidential powers . 2024-07-28 . 2024-07-29 . Agence France-Presse . The Hindu . en . 2024-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728075016/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/irans-khamenei-formally-grants-masoud-pezeshkian-presidential-powers/article68456408.ece . live.
  3. Web site: 2024-07-28 . Leader endorses Pezeshkian's presidential decree . 2024-07-29 . Mehr News Agency . en . 2024-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728114441/https://en.mehrnews.com/news/218471/Endorsement-ceremony-of-president-elect-Pezeshkian-kicks-off . live.
  4. News: Khamenei officially endorses relative moderate as Iran's president .
  5. Web site: 2024-07-28 . Pezeshkian appoints Mohammad Reza Aref as Vice President . 2024-07-29 . Mehr News Agency . en . 2024-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804153052/https://en.mehrnews.com/news/218499/Pezeshkian-appoints-Mohammad-Reza-Aref-as-Vice-President . live.
  6. Web site: Dr Mohammad Reza Aref appointed as 1st VP . 2024-07-29 . president.ir . 2024-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804153046/https://president.ir/en/153003 . live.
  7. Web site: Iran’s hard-line parliament approves all members of president’s Cabinet, first time since 2001 . 2024-08-22 . Associated Press . en.
  8. Web site: Endorsed by Supreme Leader, Pezeshkian takes over presidential office - IRNA English . 2024-07-29 . en.irna.ir . 2024-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804153053/https://en.irna.ir/amp/85551044/ . live.
  9. Web site: 2024-07-28 . Pezeshkian names Aref as first vice president . 2024-07-29 . Tehran Times . en.
  10. News: 12 August 2024 . Iranian Vice President Resigns, Signaling Deep Divisions as Cabinet Takes Shape. 16 August 2024 . The New York Times . Farnaz . Fassihi . Leily . Nikounazar .
  11. Web site: Entekhab.ir . پایگاه خبری تحلیلی انتخاب . "محمدجعفر قائم پناه" معاون امور اجرایی پزشکیان شد . 2024-08-01 . fa . fa . 2024-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801180742/https://www.entekhab.ir/fa/news/805689/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85-%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%AF . live .
  12. Web site: Iran president picks Dabiri as deputy for parliamentary affairs - IRNA English . 2024-08-04 . en.irna.ir . 2024-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804075034/https://en.irna.ir/amp/85557749/ . live.
  13. Web site: ((Journalist ID: 5331)) . 2024-08-04 . Hamid Pourmohammadi appointed as head of Iran Planning, Budget Organization . 2024-08-04 . IRNA English . en . 2024-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804153123/https://en.irna.ir/news/85557697/Hamid-Pourmohammadi-appointed-as-head-of-Iran-Planning-Budget . live.
  14. Web site: 2024-08-10 . معاون علمی رئیس جمهور "شریفی" باقی ماند/ آشنایی با رزومه افشین . 2024-08-10 . خبرگزاری مهر اخبار ایران و جهان Mehr News Agency . fa.
  15. Web site: 2024-08-10 . Iran's new president reappoints UN-sanctioned official as head of the country's nuclear agency . 2024-08-10 . KRON4 . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2024-08-10 . اوحدی رئیس بنیاد شهید شد . 2024-08-10 . روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد . fa.
  17. Web site: TABNAK . تابناک . زهرا بهروز آذر، معاون امور زنان و خانواده رئیس جمهور شد . 2024-08-10 . fa . fa.
  18. Web site: ((Journalist ID: 1847)) . 2024-08-04 . President Pezeshkian appoints Tayebnia as his senior advisor . 2024-08-04 . IRNA English . en . 2024-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804153347/https://en.irna.ir/news/85557700/President-Pezeshkian-appoints-Tayebnia-as-his-senior-advisor . live.
  19. Web site: 2024-08-21 . Iran's hard-line parliament approves all members of president's Cabinet, first time since 2001 . 2024-08-22 . AP News . en.
  20. Web site: 2024-07-28 . Pezeshkian appoints Haji-Mirzaei as his chief of staff . 2024-07-29 . ILNA . en . 2024-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804153105/https://www.ilna.ir/Section-politics-3/1510502-pezeshkian-appoints-haji-mirzaei-as-his-chief-of-staff . live.
  21. Web site: 2024-08-10 . معاون علمی رئیس جمهور "شریفی" باقی ماند/ آشنایی با رزومه افشین . 2024-08-10 . خبرگزاری مهر اخبار ایران و جهان Mehr News Agency . fa.
  22. Web site: 2024-08-10 . Iran's new president reappoints UN-sanctioned official as head of the country's nuclear agency . 2024-08-10 . KRON4 . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2024-08-10 . اوحدی رئیس بنیاد شهید شد . 2024-08-10 . روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد . fa.
  24. Web site: «حاجی‌میرزایی» رئیس هیأت نظارت بر مسافرت‌های خارجی کارکنان دولت شد . 2024-08-12 . ایرنا . fa.

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