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Government of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1974–1977)

Cabinet of the Imperial State of Iran
Date formed29 May 1974 (1974-05-29)
Date dissolved7 August 1977 (1977-08-07)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of governmentAmir-Abbas Hoveyda
Deputy head of governmentMahmoud Qavam Sadri
No. of ministers18
History
Legislature term24th Iranian Majlis
PredecessorHoveyda V
SuccessorAmouzegar

The sixth Hoveyda government was a cabinet of Iran led by Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda that was formed on 27 May 1974 and presented to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 29 May. Hoveyda reshuffled in the cabinet on 8 November 1976, replacing all of his ministers. The government was dissolved in August 1977 and replaced by that of new Prime Minister Jamshid Amouzegar.

Background

On 27 May 1974, Hoveyda appointed Hushang Ansary as minister of finance, replacing Jamshid Amouzegar. Amouzegar was then made minister of interior.

The same day, Hoveyda established the Ministry of Industry and Mines, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Social Welfare. He also reorganized the existing Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Information and Tourism.

Other appointments included Karim Motamedi as minister of post and telecommunications, Gholamreza Kianpour as minister of information, Fereydoun Mahdavi as minister of commerce, Abdol Hossein-Samii as minister of science and higher education, Reza Azimi as minister of war, Iraj Vahidi as minister of energy, Farrokh Najmabadi as minister of industry and Mines and incumbent Abbas Ali Khalatbari as minister of foreign affairs.

Cabinet

Cabinet members were as follows:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterAmir-Abbas Hoveyda29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of AgricultureMansour Rouhani29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of CommerceFereydoun Mahdavi29 May 19749 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Manouchehr Taslimi9 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Culture and ArtMehrdad Pahlbod29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Culture and Higher EducationManouchehr Shahgholi29 May 197422 September 1975 Rastakhiz Party
Abdol Hossein-Samii22 September 19759 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Ghassem Motamedi9 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of EducationFarrokhroo Parsa29 May 197422 September 1975 Rastakhiz Party
Ahmad Houshang Sharifi22 September 19759 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Manouchehr Ganji9 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Economic Affairs and FinanceHushang Ansary29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of EnergyIraj Vahidi29 May 19743 June 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Parviz Hekmat3 June 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Foreign AffairsAbbas Ali Khalatbari29 May 19747 August 1977 Nonpartisan
Minister of HealthAnoushirvan Pouyan29 May 19743 October 1975 Rastakhiz Party
Shojaeddin Shiekholeslamzadeh3 October 19757 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of HousingHomayoun Jabri Ansari29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of WarReza Azimi29 May 19747 August 1977 Military
Minister of InteriorJamshid Amouzegar29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of JusticeSadegh Ahmadi29 May 19743 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Gholamreza Kianpour3 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Post, Telegraph and TelephoneKarim Mo'tamedi29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Roads and TransportationHassan Shalchian29 May 197422 September 1975 Nonpartisan
Javad Shahrestani22 September 19757 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Labor and Social AffairsAmir Ghassem Moeinian29 May 19741 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Manouchehr Azmoun1 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Information and TourismGholamreza Kianpour29 May 19743 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Karim Pasha Bahadori3 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Industries and MinesFarrokh Najmabadi29 May 19743 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Mohammad-Reza Amin3 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Cooperation and Rural AffairsReza Zedkiani29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Ministers without portfolio
Women AffairsMahnaz Afkhami31 December 19757 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Plan and BudgetAbdol Majid Majidi29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
EndowmentMohammad Hossein Ahmadi29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Vice Prime Ministers
Deputy Prime MinisterMahmoud Qavam Sadri29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Deputy Prime MinisterHossein Tedin29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Deputy Prime MinisterMahmoud Behrooz29 May 19747 August 1977 Military
Director of Civil Defense AffairsMohsen Mobasser29 May 19747 August 1977 Military
Financial AffairsAhmad Kasifi29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Director of SAVAKNematollah Nassiri29 May 19747 August 1977 Military
President of the Atomic Energy OrganizationAkbar Etemad29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
President of the Department of EnvironmentEskander Firouz29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Secretary-General of the ARAOAmin AliMard29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party

References

  1. Iran Economic News. Iranian Economic Mission. 1975. p. 29-PA2.
  2. ^ Afkhami, Gholam Reza (12 January 2009). The Life and Times of the Shah. University of California Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5.
  3. ^ Iran Almanac and Book of Facts. Echo of Iran. 1977.
  4. Shakibi, Zhand (2019). Pahlavi Iran and the Politics of Occidentalism: The Shah and the Rastakhiz Party. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-78673-630-7.
  5. Current World Leaders: Biography and news. Vol. 17–19. Almanac of Current World Leaders. 1974.
Government of Iran
Preceded byFifth Cabinet of Hoveyda Sixth Government of Hoveyda
29 May 1974 - 7 August 1977 		Succeeded byCabinet of Amouzegar
Cabinets of Iran
Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979)
Islamic Republic (1979–present)
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