Government of Hassan Rouhani (2013–17)

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First Hassan Rouhani Cabinet
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11th Cabinet of Islamic Republic of Iran
President of Iran
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President Rouhani and his Cabinet, 2017
Date formed3 August 2013
Date dissolved3 August 2017
People and organisations
Head of stateAli Khamenei
Head of governmentHassan Rouhani
Head of government's history
List
Deputy head of governmentEshaq Jahangiri
No. of ministers18
Total no. of members22
History
Election(s)2013 Iranian presidential election
Legislature term(s)9th term
10th term
Incoming formationConfirmation of Hassan Rouhani's cabinet (2013)
PredecessorAhmadinejad II
SuccessorRouhani II

The President of Iran is the second formal position after the Supreme leader. The president has the authority to introduce members of his cabinet to the Iranian Parliament for confirmation under the Constitution of Iran.[1]

Rouhani is the seventh president of Iran which governed within the eleventh government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Cabinet members[]

Vice presidents[]

Rouhani appointed Jahangiri as the first vice president. Elham Aminzadeh is another Vice President, who was appointed by Rouhani as his vice president for legal affairs on 11 August.[2] Mohammad Bagher Nobakht is the other vice president in the cabinet and he is in charge of planning and strategic supervision.[3]

Ministers[]

See also: Confirmations of Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet

Rouhani announced his designated cabinet on 4 August 2013. Then, parliament voted to his cabinet. The voting process was begun on 12 August and was ended on 15 August.[4] The voting was held on 15 August and three of the eighteen nominees were not approved by the Majlis, those proposed to head the ministries of education, science, research and technology; and sports and youth.[5]

Cabinet members[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Presidential Administration
PresidentHassan Rouhani3 August 20133 August 2017 MDP
First Vice PresidentEshaq Jahangiri[A]4 August 20138 August 2017 ECP
Chief of StaffMohammad Nahavandian[B]4 August 201320 August 2017 ICP
Ministers
Agriculture MinisterMahmoud Hojjati[A]15 August 201320 August 2017 IIPF
Communications MinisterMahmoud Vaezi15 August 201320 August 2017 MDP
Labour and Social Welfare MinisterAli Rabei[A]15 August 201320 August 2017 ILP
Culture MinisterAli Jannati15 August 201319 October 2016 MDP
Abbas Salehi*19 October 20161 November 2016 Independent
Reza Salehi Amiri1 November 201620 August 2017 MDP
Defence MinisterHossein Dehghan15 August 201320 August 2017 Military
Finance MinisterAli Tayebnia[A]15 August 201320 August 2017 Independent
Education MinisterAli Asghar Fani[A]17 August 201319 October 2016 Independent
Mohammad Bathaei*1 November 201619 October 2016 Independent
Fakhruddin Ahmadi[A]19 October 201620 August 2017 IIPF
Energy MinisterHamid Chitchian15 August 201320 August 2017 Independent
Foreign MinisterMohammad Javad Zarif15 August 201320 August 2017 Independent
Health MinisterHassan Hashemi15 August 201320 August 2017 Independent
Industries and Business MinisterMohammadreza Nematzadeh[A]15 August 201320 August 2017 MDP
Intelligence MinisterMahmoud Alavi[B]15 August 201320 August 2017 RFII
Interior MinisterAbdolreza Rahmani Fazli[B]15 August 201320 August 2017 Independent
Justice MinisterMostafa Pourmohammadi[B]15 August 201320 August 2017 CCA
Petroleum MinisterBijan Namdar Zanganeh[A]15 August 201320 August 2017 ECP
Science MinisterJafar Towfighi*17 August 201327 October 2013 Omid Iranian Foundation
Reza Farajidana[A]27 October 201320 August 2014 Independent
Mohammad-Ali Najafi[A]*20 August 201426 November 2014 ECP
Mohammad Farhadi[A]26 November 201420 August 2017 AIMSI
Roads and Housing MinisterAbbas Akhoundi[A]15 August 201320 August 2017 Independent
Sports and Youth MinisterReza Salehi Amiri*17 August 201328 October 2013 MDP
Mohammad Shariatmadari[A]*28 October 201317 November 2013 Independent
Mahmoud Goudarzi17 November 201319 October 2016 Independent
Nasrollah Sajjadi*19 October 20161 November 2016 Independent
Masoud Soltanifar[A]1 November 201620 August 2017 MDP
Vice Presidents
Atomic Energy Vice PresidentAli Akbar Salehi16 August 201310 August 2017 Independent
Cultural Heritage Vice PresidentMohammad-Ali Najafi[A]17 August 201330 January 2014 ECP
Masoud Soltanifar[A]1 February 20141 November 2016 MDP
Zahra Ahmadipour[A]6 November 201613 August 2017 IAUI
Environment Vice PresidentMasoumeh Ebtekar[A]10 September 201313 August 2017 IIPF
Executive Vice PresidentMohammad Shariatmadari[A]8 October 201316 March 2017 Independent
Mohammad Shariatmadari[A]24 May 201720 August 2017 Independent
Legal Vice PresidentElham Aminzadeh[B]11 August 201312 July 2016 Independent
Majid Ansari[A]12 July 20169 August 2017 ACC
Martyrs Vice PresidentMohammad-Ali Shahidi5 September 201316 August 2017 Independent
Parliamentary Vice PresidentMajid Ansari[A]1 September 201312 July 2016 ACC
Hossein-Ali Amiri[B]12 July 201620 August 2017 Independent
Elites Vice PresidentSorena Sattari5 September 201316 August 2017 Independent
Planning Vice PresidentMohammad Bagher Nobakht1 September 201320 August 2017 MDP
Women's Vice PresidentShahindokht Molaverdi[A]8 October 20139 August 2017 IIPF
Administrative Vice PresidentJamshid Ansari[A]2 August 201620 August 2017 Independent
Aides
Special AideHossein Fereydoun28 August 201320 August 2017 MDP
Ethnic and Religious MinoritiesAli Younesi[A]22 August 201320 August 2017 Independent
Citizenship RightsElham Aminzadeh[B]12 July 20169 August 2017 Independent
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Reformist
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Conservative
* Acting

Reception[]

The list of cabinet members received mixed reactions from the Iranian press.[6] Reformist dailies mostly expressed positive statements about the nominated cabinet members whereas Shargh, another reformist paper, regarded the list both satisfactory and unsatisfactory, claiming that it includes a "non-partisan and moderate government" featuring figures from all political parties.[6] Kayhan, on the other hand, criticized the nomination of oil minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh.[6]

On 8 August 2013, three international organizations, namely Reporters Without Borders, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, and Human Rights Watch, requested the withdrawal of Mostafa Pourmohammadi's nomination for the post of justice minister due to his controversial past tenure.[7] Revolutionary Guards Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari criticised Rouhani's administration in December 2013: "The military, systems and procedures governing the administrative system of the country are the same as before, [but it] has been slightly modified and unfortunately infected by Western doctrine, and a fundamental change must occur. The main threat to the revolution is in the political arena and the Guards cannot remain silent in the face of that."[8]

See also[]

  • Government of Iran

References[]

  1. ^ Text of Constitution of Iran Iran Online
  2. ^ "Iran's Rouhani Appoints Female Vice-President in New Cabinet". Fars News. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  3. ^ "New Vice Presidents Appointed In Iran". Haberler (News). 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Iran MPs to vote for Rouhani's cabinet on August 12". Nasim Online. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ Kamali Dehghan, Saeed (15 August 2013). "Iran's parliament approves 15 of Hassan Rouhani's 18 cabinet ministers". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Iran's press split on all-male cabinet". Gulf News. AFP. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Iran: Withdraw Cabinet Nominee Implicated in Abuses". Human Rights Watch. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  8. ^ Iranian general criticises Rouhani government Al Jazeera. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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