List of prime ministers of Iran
- Top left: Ali Asghar Khan, the first prime minister of Iran.
- Top right: Mohammad Ali Foroughi, the prime minister who was in this position during the transfer of the monarchy to two kings.
- Bottom left: Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, the longest-serving prime minister of Iran.
- Bottom right: Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the last prime minister of Iran.
The office of Prime Minister of Iran was established in 1907 during the Persian Constitutional Revolution, and existed until 1989 when the office was abolished after a constitutional referendum. The prime minister was the head of government of Iran.
Ali Asghar Khan was the first and Mir-Hossein Mousavi was the last prime minister of Iran. Before the Constitutional Revolution, the head of government was called Grand Vizier (Sadr-e A'zam or Vazir-e A'zam).
List of officeholders
[edit]- Political party key
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Head of state (Reign / Term) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Soltan-Ali Vazir-e Afkham سلطان‌علی وزیر افخم (1862–1914) Acting Prime Minister |
21 March 1907 | 29 April 1907 | 39 days | Independent | Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1907–1909) |
| 1 | 
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Ali-Asghar Khan Atabak علی اصغر خان اتابک (1858–1907) |
4 May 1907 | 31 August 1907 (assassinated) |
119 days | Independent | |
| 2 | 
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Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh احمد مشیرالسلطنه (1844–1918) |
16 September 1907 | 27 October 1907 | 41 days | Independent | |
| 3 | 
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Abolqasem Naser ol-Molk ابوالقاسم ناصرالملک (1856–1927) |
27 October 1907 | 21 December 1907 | 55 days | Independent | |
| 4 | 
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Hossein-Qoli Nezam al-Saltaneh Mafi حسینقلی نظام السلطنه مافی (1832–1908) |
21 December 1907 | 21 May 1908 | 152 days | Independent | |
| (2) |
|
Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh احمد مشیرالسلطنه (1844–1918) |
7 June 1908 | 29 April 1909 | 326 days | Independent | |
| — | 
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Javad Sa'd al-Dowleh جواد سعدالدوله (1856–1930) Acting Prime Minister |
8 May 1909 | 13 July 1909 (deposed) |
66 days | Independent | |
| Interim Cabinet without Prime Minister کابینه موقت بدون نخست وزیر (Appointed by Supreme Council of Politicians and Clergymen) |
17 July 1909 | 30 September 1909 | 75 days | – | Ahmad Shah Qajar (1909–1925) | ||
| 5 | 
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Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni محمدولی‌خان خلعتبری تنکابنی (1848–1926) |
30 September 1909 | 25 July 1910 | 298 days | Moderate Socialists | |
| 6 | 
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Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932) |
25 July 1910 | 12 March 1911 | 230 days | Democrats | |
| (5) |
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Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni محمدولی‌خان خلعتبری تنکابنی (1848–1926) |
12 March 1911 | 26 July 1911 | 136 days | Moderate Socialists | |
| 7 | 
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Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari نجف‌قلی‌خان بختیاری (1846–1930) |
26 July 1911 | 1913 | c. 2 years | Moderate Socialists | |
| 8 | 
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Mohammad-Ali Ala ol-Saltaneh محمدعلی علاءالسلطنه (1829–1918) |
18 January 1913 | 16 August 1913 | 210 days | Independent | |
| (6) |
|
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932) |
17 August 1913 | 14 March 1915 | 1 year, 209 days | Democrats | |
| 9 | 
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Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935) |
14 March 1915 | 1 May 1915 | 48 days | Moderate Socialists | |
| 10 | 
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Abdol Majid Mirza عبدالمجید میرزا (1845–1927) |
1 May 1915 | 18 August 1915 | 109 days | Independent | |
| (6) |
|
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932) |
18 August 1915 | 24 December 1915 | 128 days | Democrats | |
| 11 | 
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Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farman Farma عبدالحسين ميرزا فرمانفرما (1857–1939) |
24 December 1915 | 29 February 1916 | 67 days | Moderate Socialists | |
| (5) | 
|
Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni محمدولی‌خان خلعتبری تنکابنی (1848–1926) |
5 March 1916 | 29 August 1916 | 177 days | Moderate Socialists | |
| 12 | 
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Vosugh od-Dowleh حسن وثوق‌الدوله (1873–1950) |
29 August 1916 | 5 June 1917 | 280 days | Democrats | |
| (8) |
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Mohammad-Ali Ala ol-Saltaneh محمدعلی علاءالسلطنه (1829–1918) |
5 June 1917 | 21 November 1917 | 169 days | Independent | |
| (10) | 
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Abdol Majid Mirza عبدالمجید میرزا (1845–1927) |
21 November 1917 | 16 January 1918 | 56 days | Independent | |
| (6) | 
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Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932) |
16 January 1918 | 1 May 1918 | 105 days | Democrats | |
| (7) |
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Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari نجف‌قلی‌خان بختیاری (1846–1930) |
1 May 1918 | 8 August 1918 | 99 days | Moderate Socialists | |
| (12) | 
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Vosugh od-Dowleh حسن وثوق‌الدوله (1873–1950) |
8 August 1918 | 3 July 1920 | 1 year, 330 days | Democrats (until 1919) | |
| Independent | |||||||
| (9) |
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Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935) |
3 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | 116 days | Independent | |
| 13 | 
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Fathollah Khan Akbar فتح الله خان اکبر (1878–1967) |
27 October 1920 | 22 February 1921 (deposed) |
118 days | Independent | |
| 14 | 
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Zia ol Din Tabatabaee ضیاء الدین طباطبایی (1889–1969) |
24 February 1921 | 4 June 1921 | 100 days | Independent | |
| 15 | 
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Qavām os-Saltaneh قوام السلطنه (1873–1955) |
4 June 1921 | 21 January 1922 | 231 days | Reformers' Party | |
| (9) |
|
Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935) |
21 January 1922 | 22 June 1922 | 152 days | Independent | |
| (15) |
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Qavām os-Saltaneh قوام السلطنه (1873–1955) |
22 June 1922 | 15 February 1923 | 238 days | Reformers' Party | |
| (6) |
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Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932) |
15 February 1923 | 15 June 1923 | 120 days | Revival Party | |
| (9) | 
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Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935) |
15 June 1923 | 26 October 1923 | 133 days | Independent | |
| 16 | 
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Reza Khan Sardar Sepah رضاخان سردار سپه (1878–1944) |
26 October 1923 | 12 December 1925 (became Shah) |
2 years, 47 days | Military | |
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Mohammad Ali Foroughi محمدعلی فروغی (1875–1942) Acting Prime Minister |
12 December 1925 | 13 June 1926 | 183 days | Revival Party | Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925–1941) |
| (6) |
|
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932) |
13 June 1926 | 2 June 1927 | 354 days | Revival Party | |
| 17 | 
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Mehdi Hedayat مهدی قلی هدایت (1864–1955) |
2 June 1927 | 18 September 1933 | 6 years, 108 days | Revival Party (until 1930) | |
| Independent | |||||||
| 18 |
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Mohammad Ali Foroughi محمدعلی فروغی (1875–1942) |
18 September 1933 | 3 December 1935 | 2 years, 76 days | Independent | |
| 19 | 
|
Mahmoud Djam محمود جم (1880–1969) |
3 December 1935 | 26 October 1939 | 3 years, 327 days | Independent | |
| 20 | 
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Ahmad Matin-Daftari احمد متین دفتری (1897–1971) |
26 October 1939 | 26 June 1940 | 244 days | Independent | |
| 21 | 
|
Ali Mansur علی خان منصور (1886–1974) |
26 June 1940 | 27 August 1941 (resigned) |
1 year, 62 days | Independent | |
| (18) | 
|
Mohammad Ali Foroughi محمدعلی فروغی (1875–1942) |
27 August 1941 | 9 March 1942 | 194 days | Independent | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979) |
| 22 | 
|
Ali Soheili علی سهیلی (1896–1958) |
9 March 1942 | 9 August 1942 | 153 days | Independent | |
| (15) | 
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Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955) |
9 August 1942 | 15 February 1943 | 190 days | Independent | |
| (22) |
|
Ali Soheili علی سهیلی (1896–1958) |
15 February 1943 | 6 April 1944 | 1 year, 51 days | Independent | |
| 23 | 
|
Mohammad Sa'ed محمد ساعد مراغه‌ای (1881–1973) |
6 April 1944 | 25 November 1944 | 233 days | Independent | |
| 24 | 
|
Morteza-Qoli Bayat مرتضی‌قلی بیات (1890–1958) |
25 November 1944 | 13 May 1945 | 169 days | Independent | |
| 25 | 
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Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959) |
13 May 1945 | 6 June 1945 | 24 days | Independent | |
| 26 | 
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Mohsen Sadr محسن صدر (1871–1962) |
6 June 1945 | 30 October 1945 | 146 days | Independent | |
| (25) |
|
Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959) |
30 October 1945 | 28 January 1946 | 90 days | Independent | |
| (15) |
|
Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955) |
28 January 1946 | 18 December 1947 | 1 year, 324 days | Independent | |
| Democrat Party of Iran (from 29 June 1946) | |||||||
| (25) |
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Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959) |
29 December 1947 | 13 June 1948 | 167 days | Independent | |
| 27 | 
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Abdolhossein Hazhir عبدالحسین هژیر (1902–1949) |
13 June 1948 | 9 November 1948 | 149 days | Independent | |
| (23) |
|
Mohammad Sa'ed محمد ساعد مراغه‌ای (1881–1973) |
9 November 1948 | 23 March 1950 | 1 year, 134 days | Independent | |
| (21) |
|
Ali Mansur علی خان منصور (1886–1974) |
23 March 1950 | 26 June 1950 | 95 days | Independent | |
| 28 | 
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Ali Razmara حاجیعلی رزم‌آرا (1901–1951) |
26 June 1950 | 7 March 1951 (assassinated) |
254 days | Military | |
| — | 
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Khalil Fahimi خلیل فهیمی (1876–1953) Acting Prime Minister |
7 March 1951 | 12 March 1951 | 5 days | Independent | |
| 29 | 
|
Hossein Ala' حسین علاء (1882–1964) |
12 March 1951 | 27 April 1951 | 46 days | Independent | |
| 30 | 
|
Mohammad Mosaddegh محمد مصدق (1882–1967) |
28 April 1951 | 17 July 1952 | 1 year, 80 days | National Front | |
| (15) | 
|
Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955) |
17 July 1952 | 22 July 1952 | 5 days | Independent | |
| (30) |
|
Mohammad Mosaddegh محمد مصدق (1882–1967) |
22 July 1952 | 19 August 1953 (deposed) |
1 year, 28 days | National Front | |
| 31 | 
|
Fazlollah Zahedi فضل‌الله زاهدی (1897–1963) |
19 August 1953 | 7 April 1955 | 1 year, 231 days | Military | |
| (29) |
|
Hossein Ala' حسین علاء (1882–1964) |
7 April 1955 | 3 April 1957 | 1 year, 361 days | Independent | |
| 32 | 
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Manouchehr Eghbal منوچهر اقبال (1909–1977) |
3 April 1957 | 31 August 1960 | 3 years, 150 days | Nationalists' Party | |
| 33 | 
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Jafar Sharif-Emami جعفر شریف‌امامی (1910–1998) |
31 August 1960 | 5 May 1961 | 247 days | Nationalists' Party | |
| 34 | 
|
Ali Amini علی امینی (1905–1992) |
5 May 1961 | 19 July 1962 | 1 year, 75 days | Independent | |
| 35 | 
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Asadollah Alam اسدالله علم (1919–1978) |
19 July 1962 | 7 March 1964 | 1 year, 232 days | People's Party | |
| 36 | 
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Hassan Ali Mansur حسنعلی منصور (1923–1965) |
7 March 1964 | 26 January 1965 (assassinated) |
325 days | New Iran Party | |
| 37 | 
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Amir-Abbas Hoveyda امیرعباس هویدا (1919–1979) |
26 January 1965 | 7 August 1977[1] | 12 years, 193 days | New Iran Party (until 1975)[2] | |
| Rastakhiz Party | |||||||
| 38 | 
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Jamshid Amouzegar جمشید آموزگار (1923–2016) |
7 August 1977[3] | 27 August 1978 | 1 year, 20 days | Rastakhiz Party | |
| (33) | 
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Jafar Sharif-Emami جعفر شریف‌امامی (1910–1998) |
27 August 1978 | 6 November 1978 | 71 days | Rastakhiz Party (until 1 November) | |
| Independent | |||||||
| 39 | 
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Gholam Reza Azhari غلامرضا ازهاری (1912–2001) |
6 November 1978[4] | 4 January 1979 | 59 days | Military | |
| 40 | 
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Shapour Bakhtiar شاپور بختیار (1914–1991) |
4 January 1979[5] | 11 February 1979 (deposed) |
38 days | National Front (expelled) | |
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Mehdi Bazargan مهدی بازرگان (1907–1995) |
4 February 1979 | 6 November 1979 (cabinet resigned)[6] |
275 days | Freedom Movement | Ruhollah Khomeini (de facto)  (1979–1989) |
 • Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) • 
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| Council of the Islamic Revolution شورای انقلاب اسلامی (Leader: Abolhassan Banisadr) |
6 November 1979 | 12 August 1980 | 280 days | – | Ruhollah Khomeini (1979–1989) | ||
| 42 | 
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai محمدعلی رجائی (1933–1981) |
12 August 1980 | 4 August 1981 | 357 days | Islamic Republican Party | |
| 43 | 
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Mohammad-Javad Bahonar محمدجواد باهنر (1933–1981) |
4 August 1981 | 30 August 1981 (assassinated) |
26 days | Islamic Republican Party | |
| 44 | 
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Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani محمدرضا مهدوی کنی (1931–2014) |
2 September 1981 | 31 October 1981 | 59 days | Combatant Clergy Association | |
| 45 | 
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Mir-Hossein Mousavi میرحسین موسوی خامنه (born 1942) |
31 October 1981 | 14 August 1989 | 7 years, 287 days | Islamic Republican Party (until 1987) | |
| Independent | |||||||
| Post abolished (14 August 1989 – present) | |||||||
Timeline
[edit]
See also
[edit]- List of monarchs of Persia
- President of Iran
- List of vice presidents of Iran
- List of speakers of the Parliament of Iran
References
[edit]- ^ "IRANIAN PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION". The New York Times. 7 August 1977. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Shah Decrees Iran a One‐Party Nation". The New York Times. 3 March 1975. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Jamshid Amouzegar Is Named to Head Iran's Government". The New York Times. 8 August 1977. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Nicholas Gage (7 November 1978). "SHAH PUTS MILITARY IN CONTROL IN IRAN; U.S. ENDORSES MOVE". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Nicholas Gage (7 January 1979). "BAKHTIAR INSTALLED AND SHAH DECLARES HE'LL 'TAKE A REST'". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Godsel, Geoffrey (9 November 1979). "Bazargan resignation increases Iran risks to American hostages". The Deseret News. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Dowlathā-ye Īrān : az Mīrzā Naṣr Allāh Khān Moshīr al-Dowleh tā Mīr Ḥuseyn Mūsavī : aʻz̤ā-ye kābīnehā, sharḥ-e ḥāl, ʻaks, nemūne-ye emz̤āʼ va dastkhaṭṭ-e nakhostvazīrān, vazīrān va moʻāvenīn-e nakhostvazīr : bar asās-e daftar-e s̲abt-e kābīnehā-ye nakhostvazīrī [The governments of Iran : From Mīrzā Naṣr Allāh Khān Moshīr al-Dowleh to Mīr Ḥuseyn Mūsavī : Members of cabinets, biographies, photos, signature samples and handwriting exemplars of prime ministers, ministers and deputy prime ministers : On the basis of the prime minister's office records] (in Persian). Tehrān: Sāzmān-e Chāp va Enteshārāt, Vezārat-e Farhang va Ershād-e Eslāmī. 1999. ISBN 978-964-422-147-7.
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- Mir, Cyrus (1999). "FARMĀNFARMĀ, ʿABD-AL-ḤOSAYN MĪRZĀ". Encyclopaedia Iranica. However, the birth year indicated there (1858) does not agree with his WorldCat entry and with his VIAF entry, both of which give 1857.
