The government led by Prime Minister Abdolhossein Hazhir was formed on 15 June 1948[1] and replaced the cabinet of Ebrahim Hakimi.[2] It is one of the short-lived cabinets in the Pahlavi Iran and was dissolved on 6 November 1948 when the Prime Minister Hazhir resigned from office.[3] Mohammad Sa'ed formed the next cabinet.[2]
Government of Abdolhossein Hazhir | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} 30th Cabinet of Pahlavi Iran | |
 Cabinet members | |
| Date formed | 15 June 1948 |
| Date dissolved | 6 November 1948 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Head of government | Abdolhossein Hazhir |
| No. of ministers | 12 |
| History | |
| Advice and consent | 29 June 1948 23 August 1948 |
| Predecessor | Government of Ebrahim Hakimi |
| Successor | Government of Mohammad Sa'ed |
Background
editPremiership of Abdolhossein Hazhir was approved by 66 deputies out of 120 Parliament members on 13 June 1948.[4] It was protested by religious figures, including Abol-Ghasem Kashani.[4] Despite these protests the cabinet received a vote of confidence from the Parliament on 29 June 1948.[4] Due to the ongoing protests Hazhir demanded a second parliamentarian vote of confidence which was granted on 23 August.[4] However, the cabinet had to resign on 6 November because of the continuing mass protests.[4]
List of ministers
editOn 15 June 1948 when the cabinet was announced, it was reported that appointments to the ministry of roads and to the ministry of agriculture would be declared later.[1] The members of the cabinet were as follows:[1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | |||
| Minister of War | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | Military | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | |||
| Minister of Interior | Khalil Fahimi | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | ||
| Minister of Justice | Nazem Mafi | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Amanullah Ardalan | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | ||
| Minister of Health | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | |||
| Minister of Education | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | |||
| Minister of National Economy | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | |||
| Minister of Posts and Telegraph | Nader Arasteh | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | ||
| Minister without portfolio | Mansour Adl | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | ||
| Minister without portfolio | Jamal Imami | 15 June 1948 | 6 November 1948 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c T. A. Votichenko (October 1948). "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". The Middle East Journal. 2 (4): 454–455. JSTOR 4322013.
- ^ a b Murat Yümlü (2017). The Reformation of the political opposition in İran (1926–1946) (PhD thesis). Middle East Technical University. p. 196. hdl:11511/26383.
- ^ Fakhreddin Azimi (15 December 2003). "Hažir, Abdal Hosayn". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. XII.
- ^ a b c d e Fariborz Mokhtari (Summer 2008). "Iran's 1953 Coup Revisited: Internal Dynamics versus External Intrigue". The Middle East Journal. 62 (3): 463–464. doi:10.3751/62.3.15. JSTOR 25482541.