Cabinet of Iran explained

The Cabinet of Iran (fa|هیئت‌دولت ایران|Heyatedovlat-e Iran) is a formal body composed of government officials, ministers, chosen and led by the President of Iran. Its composition must be approved by a vote in parliament. According to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a president may dismiss members of the cabinet, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must again be approved by parliament. The cabinet meets weekly on Saturdays in Tehran. There may be additional meetings as circumstances require. The president chairs them. The Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei has the power to dismiss cabinet members like ministers, vice presidents and presidents at any time, regardless of parliamentary decisions.(citation needed)

Pre-revolution

From 1699 until 1907 the Iranian cabinet was led by Premiers who were appointed by the Shah of Iran.

The Persian Constitutional Revolution of 1905 led to the creation of the Persian Constitution of 1906 and the establishment of the Iranian parliament, whose members were elected from the general population. The position of premier was abolished and replaced by the Prime Minister of Iran. The constitution stipulated that all Prime Minister must be subject to a vote in parliament for both approval and removal.

During the period 1907 to 1951 all Prime Ministers were selected by the Shah and subject to a vote-of-confidence by the Iranian Parliament. From 1951 to 1953, the members of parliament elected the Prime Minister among themselves (the head of the party holding the majority of seats), through a vote-of-confidence. The Shah, as the head of state, then appointed the parliament's selection to the position of Prime Minister, in accordance with the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. Following the removal of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh via the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, this practice was abolished and the selection of Prime Minister reverted to the process in effect before 1951.

Post-revolution

Following the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the position of Shah was removed as the head of state, effectively ending Iran's history of monarchy. Iran's new Islamic constitution stipulated that the President of Iran would nominate the Iranian cabinet, including the Prime Minister, which was to be approved by a vote-of-confidence in the Iranian parliament. The constitutional amendment of 1989 effectively ended the position of Prime Minister and transferred its powers to that of the president and vice president.

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, nine ministers in the cabinet were dismissed by the Majlis, the last of who was labor minister, Reza Sheykholeslam at the beginning of February 2013.[7]

Hassan Rouhani

See also: Confirmations of Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet. Hassan Rouhani was elected as President of Iran in 2013 presidential election and took office on 3 August 2013. He nominated his coalition cabinet members to the parliament for vote of confidence on the next day. 15 out of 18 designated ministers were confirmed by the parliament.

Current members

See main article: Government of Masoud Pezeshkian.

PortfolioPortraitMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officeRef.
President of Iran
PresidentMasoud PezeshkianNon-Partisan28 July 2024Incumbent[8]
Vice presidents of Iran
First Vice PresidentMohammad Reza ArefNon-Partisan28 July 2024Incumbent[9]
Vice President for Strategic AffairsMohammad Javad ZarifIndependent Politician1 August 2024Incumbent[10]
Vice President for Executive AffairsMohammad Ja'far Ghae'em PanahIslamic Association of Iranian Medical Society1 August 2024Incumbent[11]
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs120pxShahram Dabiri OskueiWelfare and Health Party4 August 2024Incumbent[12]
Vice President for Plan and Budget AffairsHamid PourmohammadiNon-Partisan4 August 2024Incumbent[13]
Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy AffairsHossein AfshinIslamic Society of Students10 August 2024Incumbent[14]
Vice President for Atomic Energy AffairsMohammad EslamiMilitary29 August 2021Incumbent[15]
Vice President for Martyrs and Veterans AffairsSaeed OhadiNon-Partisan10 August 2024Incumbent[16]
Vice President for Women and Family Affairs120pxZahra Behrouz AzarUnion of Islamic Iran People Party10 August 2024Incumbent[17]
Vice President for Legal AffairsMajid AnsariAssociation of Combatant Clerics22 August 2024Incumbent[18]
Vice President for Environmental Protection AffairsShina AnsariNon partisan22 August 2024Incumbent[19]
Vice President for Administrative and Recruitment AffairsAlaeddin RafizadehNon partisan17 September 2024Incumbent[20]
Vice President for Rural Development Affairs and disadvantaged RegionsAbdolkarim HosseinzadehNon-Partisan2 November 2024Incumbent[21]
Advisors
Supreme AdvisorAli TayebniaNon-Partisan4 August 2024Incumbent[22]
Ministers
Agriculture Jihad MinisterGholamreza Nouri GhezeljehExecutives of Construction Party21 August 2024Incumbent
Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare MinisterAhmad MeydariNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent[23]
Culture and Guidance MinisterAbbas SalehiNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts MinisterReza Salehi AmiriModeration and Development Party21 August 2024Incumbent
Defence and Armed Forces Logistics MinisterAziz NasirzadehMilitary21 August 2024Incumbent
Education MinisterAlireza KazemiNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Economic and Finance Affairs MinisterAbdolnaser HemmatiExecutives of Construction Party21 August 2024Incumbent
Energy MinisterAbbas AliabadiMilitary21 August 2024Incumbent
Foreign Affairs MinisterAbbas AraghchiNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Health and Medical Education Minister120pxMohammad-Reza ZafarghandiIslamic Association of Iranian Medical Society21 August 2024Incumbent
Information and Communications Technology MinisterSattar HashemiNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Industry, Mine and Trade Minister120pxMohammad AtabakNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Intelligence MinisterEsmaeil KhatibNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Interior MinisterEskandar MomeniMilitary21 August 2024Incumbent
Justice MinisterAmin Hossein RahimiNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Petroleum MinisterMohsen PaknejadNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Roads and Urban Development MinisterFarzaneh SadeghNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Science, Research and Technology Minister120pxHossein Simaee SarrafNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Sport and Youth Minister120pxAhmad DonyamaliNon-Partisan21 August 2024Incumbent
Other Duties
Chief of StaffMohsen Haji-MirzaeiNon-Partisan28 July 2024Incumbent[24]
Supervisor of Presidential AdministrationMohammad Ja'far Ghae'em PanahNon-Partisan1 August 2024Incumbent
Head of National Elites FoundationHossein AfshinIslamic Society of Students10 August 2024Incumbent
Head of Atomic Energy OrganizationMohammad EslamiMilitary29 August 2021Incumbent
Head of Martyrs and Veterans FoundationSaeed OhadiNon-Partisan10 August 2024Incumbent
Head of the Foreign Travel Supervision BoardMohsen Haji-MirzaeiNon-Partisan12 August 2024Incumbent[25]
Head of Environmental Protection OrganizationShina AnsariNon-Partisan22 August 2024Incumbent
Head of the Government Information CouncilElias HazratiNational Trust Party28 August 2024Incumbent[26]
Spokesperson of the Government of IranFatemeh MohajeraniIslamic Society of Students28 August 2024Incumbent[27]
Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs OrganizationAlaeddin RafizadehNon-Partisan17 September 2024Incumbent[28]

List of governments

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  3. News: باهنر: جلسات دولت نهم از این پس غیرقانونی است. 28 January 2018. Aftabnews. 26 July 2009. fa. 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. The Washington Post. 3 February 2013. Tehran.
  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: 2024-08-24 . Majid Ansari appointed deputy president for legal affairs . 2024-08-27 . Tehran Times . en.
  19. Web site: shina ansari environment organization - Google Search . 2024-08-27 . www.google.com.
  20. Web site: 2024-09-17 . «علاءالدین رفیع‌زاده» رئیس سازمان اداری و استخدامی شد . 2024-09-17 . ایسنا . fa.
  21. Web site: Iran appoints Sunni politicians as deputy president, provincial governor . IRNA.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. Web site: 12 August 2024. "حاجی‌میرزایی" رئیس هیأت نظارت بر مسافرت‌های خارجی کارکنان دولت شد . 2024-08-12 . ایرنا . fa.
  26. Web site: 2024-08-28 . فوری: الیاس حضرتی در دولت پزشکیان سمت گرفت/ سخنگوی دولت مشخص شد . 2024-08-28 . اقتصادنیوز . fa.
  27. Web site: 2024-08-28 . Fatemeh Mohajerani elected Iran 1st female govt. spokesperson . 2024-08-28 . Mehr News Agency . en.
  28. Web site: 2024-09-17 . «علاءالدین رفیع‌زاده» رئیس سازمان اداری و استخدامی شد . 2024-09-17 . ایسنا . fa.

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