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Government of Asadollah Alam (1962–63)

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Imperial Iran's government between July 1962 and February 1963

Government of Asadollah Alam

Cabinet of Pahlavi Iran
Prime Minister Asadollah Alam
Date formed21 July 1962 (1962-07-21)
Date dissolved18 February 1963 (1963-02-18)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of governmentAsadollah Alam
Total no. of members16
History
PredecessorGovernment of Ali Amini
SuccessorSecond Government of Asadollah Alam

The government formed by Prime Minister Asadollah Alam was inaugurated on 21 July 1962. It succeeded the Government of Ali Amini when Amini resigned from office on 18 July 1962.

During the rule of Alam Iran witnessed the acceleration of demonstrations by the religious establishment which made Ruhollah Khomeini a leader of opposition and the increase of land distribution by the state. The tenure of the Alam cabinet ended on 18 February 1963 when Prime Minister Alalm submitted his resignation to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Next cabinet was formed by Asadollah Alam in the same month.

List of ministers

Eight cabinet members were from the previous cabinet led by Ali Amini.

The cabinet was consisted of the following sixteen members:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterAsadollah Alam21 July 196219 February 1963 
Deputy Prime MinisterSafi Asfia21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of WarAli-Asghar Naghdi21 July 196219 February 1963 Military
Minister of Foreign AffairsAbbas Aram21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of AgricultureHasan Arsanjani21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of InteriorSadegh Amirazizi21 July 196219 February 1963 Military
Minister of LaborAtaollah Khosravani21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of Posts, Telegraph and TelephoneHushang Samii21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of FinanceAbdolhossein Behnia21 July 196219 February 1963 Independent
Minister of RoadsDavud Rajabi21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of JusticeGholam Hossein Khoshbin21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of HealthIsmail Riahi21 July 196219 February 1963 Military
Minister of EducationParviz Natel-Khanlari21 July 196219 February 1963 Independent
Minister of CommerceGholam Hossein Jahanshahi21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of StateNasrollah Entezam21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of StateMasoud Faroghi21 July 196219 February 1963 

References

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  2. Ali M. Ansari (2001). "The Myth of the White Revolution: Mohammad Reza Shah, 'Modernization' and the Consolidation of Power". Middle Eastern Studies. 37 (3): 12. doi:10.1080/714004408.
  3. Willem M. Floor (1980). "The Revolutionary Character of the Iranian Ulama: Wishful Thinking or Reality?". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 12 (4): 508. doi:10.1017/S0020743800031275. JSTOR 163132.
  4. Parvin Merat Amini (2002). "A Single Party State in Iran, 1975-78: The Rastakhiz Party - the Final Attempt by the Shah to Consolidate his Political Base". Middle Eastern Studies. 38 (1): 152. doi:10.1080/714004438. JSTOR 4284214.
  5. ^ "Chronology September 16, 1962-March 15, 1963". The Middle East Journal. 17 (1–2): 113. Winter–Spring 1963. JSTOR 4323557.
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