Cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar

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Cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar
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Cabinet of Imperial State of Iran
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Amoozgar in the 1970s
Date formed7 August 1977 (1977-08-07)
Date dissolved27 August 1978 (1978-08-27)
People and organisations
Head of state Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of government Jamshid Amouzegar
Total no. of members23
Member party Rastakhiz Party
History
Predecessor Cabinet of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
SuccessorCabinet of Jafar Sharif-Emami

The cabinet led by Jamshid Amouzegar was announced on 7 August 1977. [1] [2] It succeeded the last cabinet of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda who submitted his resignation on 6 August. [1] [3] Major goal of Amouzegar's cabinet was to implement a new liberal economic program to stop inflation. [2] The cabinet significantly decreased the annual financial aid given to mosques and religious organizations which had very negative effects on the relations between the state and religious establishment. [4]

The cabinet lasted only for one year until 27 August 1978 when Jamshid Amouzegar resigned from office. [5] [6] The reason for his resignation was the increased demonstrations of religious establishment and the fire occurred in Cinema Rex in Abadan on 19 August. [7] The next cabinet was formed by Jafar Sharif-Emami. [8]

List of ministers

Most of the ministers who had served in the previous cabinet led by Amir-Abbas Hoveyda retained their posts. [2] Nearly all of the cabinet members and Prime Minister were from the Rastakhiz Party. [2] [7]

The cabinet was consisted of the following twenty-three members: [3]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 7 August 197727 August 1978  Rastakhiz Party
Minister of War 7 August 197727 August 1978  Military
Minister of Foreign Affairs 7 August 197727 August 1978  Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ahmad Ali Ahmad
7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Interior
Nasir Isfahani
7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Labor and Social Services
Kasim Muini
7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone
Karim Mutamidi
7 August 197727 August 1978  Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Economics and Finance 7 August 197727 August 1978  Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Roads and Communications
Murtaza Salihi
7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Justice 7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Health and Welfare
Shojaeddin Shiekholeslamzadeh
7 August 197727 August 1978  Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Education 7 August 197727 August 1978  Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Energy
Taqi Tawakkuli
7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
Firuz Tawfiq
7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Industries and Mines 7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Information and Tourism 7 August 197727 August 1978  Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Commerce
Kazem Khosrowshahi
7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of Culture and Arts7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of State for Economic and Development Affairs7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of State7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of State for Women's Affairs7 August 197727 August 1978  Rastakhiz Party
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Mahmuid Kashifi
7 August 197727 August 1978 
Minister of State for Executive Affairs
Manuchihr Agih
7 August 197727 August 1978 

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