List of prime ministers of Iran

• Top left: Ali Asghar Khan Atabak, 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 Atabak was the first and Mir-Hossein Mousavi was the last prime minister of Iran. Before the Constitutional Revolution, the head of government was called the Grand Vizier (Sadr-e A'zam or Vazir-e A'zam).

List of officeholders

Political party key

   Moderate Socialists

   Democrats

   Reformers' Party

   Revival Party

   Democrat Party

   National Front

   Nationalists' Party

   People's Party

   New Iran Party

   Rastakhiz Party

   Freedom Movement

   Islamic Republican Party

   Combatant Clergy Association

   Independent

   Military

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Head of state (Reign / Term)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Sublime State of Persia (1907–1925) •
—		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		Ali-Asghar Khan Atabak علی اصغر خان اتابک (1858–1907)	4 May 1907	31 August 1907 (assassinated)	119 days	Independent
2		Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh احمد مشیرالسلطنه (1844–1918)	16 September 1907	27 October 1907	41 days	Independent
3		Abolqasem Naser ol-Molk ابوالقاسم ناصرالملک (1856–1927)	27 October 1907	21 December 1907	55 days	Independent
4		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
—		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		Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni محمدولی‌خان خلعتبری تنکابنی (1848–1926)	30 September 1909	25 July 1910	298 days	Moderate Socialists
6		Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932)	25 July 1910	12 March 1911	230 days	Democrats
(5)		Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni محمدولی‌خان خلعتبری تنکابنی (1848–1926)	12 March 1911	26 July 1911	136 days	Moderate Socialists
7		Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari نجف‌قلی‌خان بختیاری (1846–1930)	26 July 1911	1913	c. 2 years	Moderate Socialists
8		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		Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935)	14 March 1915	1 May 1915	48 days	Moderate Socialists
10		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		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		Vosugh od-Dowleh حسن وثوق‌الدوله (1873–1950)	29 August 1916	5 June 1917	280 days	Democrats
(8)		Mohammad-Ali Ala ol-Saltaneh محمدعلی علاءالسلطنه (1829–1918)	5 June 1917	21 November 1917	169 days	Independent
(10)		Abdol Majid Mirza عبدالمجید میرزا (1845–1927)	21 November 1917	16 January 1918	56 days	Independent
(6)		Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932)	16 January 1918	1 May 1918	105 days	Democrats
(7)		Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari نجف‌قلی‌خان بختیاری (1846–1930)	1 May 1918	8 August 1918	99 days	Moderate Socialists
(12)		Vosugh od-Dowleh حسن وثوق‌الدوله (1873–1950)	8 August 1918	3 July 1920	1 year, 330 days	Democrats (until 1919)
						Independent
(9)		Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935)	3 July 1920	27 October 1920	116 days	Independent
13		Fathollah Khan Akbar فتح الله خان اکبر (1878–1967)	27 October 1920	22 February 1921 (deposed)	118 days	Independent
14		Zia ol Din Tabatabaee ضیاء الدین طباطبایی (1889–1969)	24 February 1921	4 June 1921	100 days	Independent
15		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)		Qavām os-Saltaneh قوام السلطنه (1873–1955)	22 June 1922	15 February 1923	238 days	Reformers' Party
(6)		Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932)	15 February 1923	15 June 1923	120 days	Revival Party
(9)		Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935)	15 June 1923	26 October 1923	133 days	Independent
16		Reza Khan Sardar Sepah رضاخان سردار سپه (1878–1944)	26 October 1923	12 December 1925 (became Shah)	2 years, 47 days	Military
• Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) •
—		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		Mehdi Hedayat مهدی قلی هدایت (1864–1955)	2 June 1927	18 September 1933	6 years, 108 days	Revival Party (until 1930)
						Independent
18		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		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)		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		Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959)	13 May 1945	6 June 1945	24 days	Independent
26		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)		Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959)	29 December 1947	13 June 1948	167 days	Independent
27		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		Ali Razmara حاجیعلی رزم‌آرا (1901–1951)	26 June 1950	7 March 1951 (assassinated)	254 days	Military
—		Khalil Fahimi  [ fa ] 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		Manouchehr Eghbal منوچهر اقبال (1909–1977)	3 April 1957	31 August 1960	3 years, 150 days	Nationalists' Party
33		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		Asadollah Alam اسدالله علم (1919–1978)	19 July 1962	7 March 1964	1 year, 232 days	People's Party
36		Hassan Ali Mansur حسنعلی منصور (1923–1965)	7 March 1964	26 January 1965 (assassinated)	325 days	New Iran Party
37		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		Jamshid Amouzegar جمشید آموزگار (1923–2016)	7 August 1977 [3]	27 August 1978	1 year, 20 days	Rastakhiz Party
(33)		Jafar Sharif-Emami جعفر شریف‌امامی (1910–1998)	27 August 1978	6 November 1978	71 days	Rastakhiz Party (until 1 November)
						Independent
39		Gholam Reza Azhari غلامرضا ازهاری (1912–2001)	6 November 1978 [4]	4 January 1979	59 days	Military
40		Shapour Bakhtiar شاپور بختیار (1914–1991)	4 January 1979 [5]	11 February 1979 (deposed) [6]	38 days	National Front (expelled)
• Interim Government of Iran (1979) •
41		Mehdi Bazargan مهدی بازرگان (1907–1995)	4 February 1979	6 November 1979 (cabinet resigned) [7] [8]	275 days	Freedom Movement	Ruhollah Khomeini (de facto) (1979–1989)
• Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) •
Council of the Islamic Revolution شورای انقلاب اسلامی (Leader: Abolhassan Banisadr)			6 November 1979	12 August 1980	280 days	–	Ruhollah Khomeini (1979–1989)
42		Mohammad-Ali Rajai محمدعلی رجائی (1933–1981)	12 August 1980	4 August 1981	357 days	Islamic Association of Teachers of Iran
43		Mohammad-Javad Bahonar محمدجواد باهنر (1933–1981)	4 August 1981	30 August 1981 (assassinated)	26 days	Islamic Republican Party
44		Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani محمدرضا مهدوی کنی (1931–2014)	2 September 1981	31 October 1981	59 days	Combatant Clergy Association
45		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

See also

• List of monarchs of Persia
• President of Iran
  • List of presidents of Iran
• List of vice presidents of Iran
• List of speakers of the Parliament of Iran

References

1. "IRANIAN PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION". The New York Times. 7 August 1977. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. "Shah Decrees Iran a One‐Party Nation". The New York Times. 3 March 1975. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
3. "Jamshid Amouzegar Is Named to Head Iran's Government". The New York Times. 8 August 1977. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
4. Nicholas Gage (7 November 1978). "SHAH PUTS MILITARY IN CONTROL IN IRAN; U.S. ENDORSES MOVE". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. Nicholas Gage (7 January 1979). "BAKHTIAR INSTALLED AND SHAH DECLARES HE'LL 'TAKE A REST'". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
6. Nicholas Gage (12 February 1979). "ARMY WITHDRAWS ITS SUPPORT FOR BAKHTIAR; IRANIAN PRIME MINISTER REPORTED TO RESIGN". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
7. Kathleen Teltsch (7 November 1979). "Bazargan Resignation Follows Long Internal Fight". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
8. Godsel, Geoffrey (9 November 1979). "Bazargan resignation increases Iran risks to American hostages". The Deseret News. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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