Government of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1965–1967)

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Government of Amir Abbas Hoveyda
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Cabinet of Pahlavi Iran
Amir Abbas Hoveyda portrait.jpg
Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda
Date formed26 January 1965 (1965-01-26)
Date dissolved1967 (1967)
People and organisations
Head of state Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of government Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Member party Iran Novin Party
Opposition party People's Party
History
Predecessor Government of Hassan Ali Mansur
SuccessorSecond Government of Amir Abbas Hoveyda

The cabinet led by Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda was inaugurated on 26 January 1965 to succeed the cabinet of Hassan Ali Mansur due to the assassination of Mansur on 21 January. [1] Like its predecessor the cabinet was led by the Iran Novin Party. [2]

Contents

Hoveyda was the minister of finance in the previous cabinet, and it was his first premiership which would last until 1977. [3]

List of ministers

The cabinet was consisted of the following members. [4] [5]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 26 January 19651967  Iran Novin
Deputy Prime Minister26 January 19651967  Military
Deputy Prime Minister
Qassan Rezai
26 January 19651967 
Deputy Prime Minister26 January 19651967 
Deputy Prime Minister
Nassir Assar
26 January 19651967 
Deputy Prime Minister
Karim Pasha Bahaduri
26 January 19651967 
Minister of Culture26 January 19651967 
Minister of War 26 January 19651967 
Minister of Foreign Affairs 26 January 19651966 
19661967 
Minister of Agriculture 26 January 19651967  Military
Minister of Interior 26 January 19651967  Iran Novin
Minister of Telegraph and Telephone
Farhang Shafii
26 January 19651967 
Minister of Finance 26 January 19651967 
Minister of Roads
Dr. Salchian
26 January 19651967 
Minister of Justice
Baqer Amili
26 January 19651967 
Minister of Labor26 January 19651967  Iran Novin Party
Minister of Health
Manuchehr Shahqoli
26 January 19651967 
Minister of Education
Hadi Hedayati
26 January 19651967 
Minister of Economy26 January 19651967  Independent
Minister of Posts
Fatollah Satodeh
26 January 19651967 
Minister of Information26 January 19651967  Military
Minister of Water and Power26 January 19651967 
Minister of Development and Housing
Hushang Nahavandi
26 January 19651967 
Minister of State
Mahmoud Kashfian
26 January 19651967 
Minister of State26 January 19651967  Iran Novin Party
Minister of State
Manuchehr Godarzi
26 January 19651967 
Minister of State
Abdol Ali Jahanshahi
26 January 19651967 
Minister of State
Mohammad Nasiri
26 January 19651967 
Minister of State
Javad Mansur
26 January 19651967 

Changes

In 1966 Abbas Aram, minister of foreign affairs, was replaced by Ardeshir Zahedi. [6]

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References

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