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 term(s)24th 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 in 29 May. Hoveyda reshuffled in the cabinet on November 8, 1976, replacing all of his ministers. The government was dissolved in August 1977 and replaced by that of new Prime Minister Jamshid Amouzegar.[1]

Background

On 27 May 1974, Hoveyda appointed Hushang Ansary as Minister of Finance, replacing Jamshid Amouzegar.[2] Amouzegar was then made Minister of the Interior.[2]

The same day, Hoveyda established the Ministry of Industry and Mines, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Social Welfare.[3] He also reorganized the existing Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Information and Tourism.[3]

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.[4][5]

Cabinet

Cabinet members were as follows:

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Deputy Prime Minister
Mahmoud Qavam Sadri
29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Agriculture29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Commerce29 May 19749 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
9 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Culture and Art29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Culture and Higher Education
Manouchehr Shahgholi
29 May 197422 September 1975 Rastakhiz Party
Abdol Hossein-Samii
22 September 19759 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Ghassem Motamedi
9 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Education29 May 197422 September 1975 Rastakhiz Party
Ahmad Houshang Sharifi
22 September 19759 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
9 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Energy29 May 19743 June 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Parviz Hekmat
3 June 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs29 May 19747 August 1977 Nonpartisan
Minister of Health
Anoushirvan Pouyan
29 May 19743 October 1975 Rastakhiz Party
Shojaeddin Shiekholeslamzadeh
3 October 19757 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Housing
Homayoun Jabri Ansari
29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of War29 May 19747 August 1977 Military
Minister of Interior29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Justice
Sadegh Ahmadi
29 May 19743 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
3 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone
Karim Mo'tamedi
29 May 19747 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Roads and Transportation29 May 197422 September 1975 Nonpartisan
22 September 19757 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
Amir Ghassem Moeinian
29 May 19741 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
1 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Information and Tourism29 May 19743 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
Karim Pasha Bahadori
3 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Industries and Mines
Farrokh Najmabadi
29 May 19743 November 1976 Rastakhiz Party
3 November 19767 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party
Ministers without portfolio for Women Affairs31 December 19757 August 1977 Rastakhiz Party

References

  1. Iran Economic News. Iranian Economic Mission. 1975.
  2. 1 2 Afkhami, Gholam Reza (2009-01-12). The Life and Times of the Shah. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5.
  3. 1 2 Iran Almanac and Book of Facts. Echo of Iran. 1977.
  4. Shakibi, Zhand (2019-12-12). Pahlavi Iran and the Politics of Occidentalism: The Shah and the Rastakhiz Party. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78673-630-7.
  5. Current World Leaders: Biography and news. Almanac of Current World Leaders. 1974.
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