Government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2009–13)

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Second Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Cabinet
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10th Cabinet of Islamic Republic of Iran
President
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Last meeting of cabinet, 31 July 2013
Date formed3 August 2009
Date dissolved3 August 2013
People and organisations
Head of stateAli Khamenei
Head of governmentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Head of government's history
List
Deputy head of governmentMohammad Reza Rahimi
No. of ministers21
Total no. of members32
History
Election(s)Iranian presidential election, 2009
Legislature term(s)
9th term
PredecessorAhmadinejad I
SuccessorRouhani I

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the sixth President of Iran which governed during his second term within the tenth Government of Islamic Republic of Iran.

2009 appointments[]

President Ahmadinejad announced controversial ministerial appointments for his second term. Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei was briefly appointed as first vice president, but opposed by a number of Majlis members and by the intelligence minister, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i. Mashaei followed orders to resign. Ahmadinejad then appointed Mashaei as chief of staff, and fired Mohseni-Eje'i.[1]

On 26 July 2009, Ahmadinejad's government faced a legal problem after he sacked four ministers. Iran's constitution (Article 136) stipulates that, if more than half of its members are replaced, the cabinet may not meet or act before the Majlis approves the revised membership.[2] The Vice Chairman of the Majlis announced that no cabinet meetings or decisions would be legal, pending such a reapproval.[3]

The main list of 21 cabinet appointments was announced on 19 August 2009.[citation needed] On 4 September, Parliament of Iran approved 18 of the 21 candidates and rejected three of them, including two women. Sousan Keshavarz, Mohammad Aliabadi, and Fatemeh Ajorlou were not approved by Parliament for the Ministries of Education, Energy, and Welfare and Social Security respectively.[4] Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi won approval as health minister, making her Iran's first woman minister since the Islamic revolution.[5]

2011 merges and dismissals[]

On 9 May, Ahmedinejad announced Ministries of Petroleum and Energy would merge, as would Industries and Mines with Commerce, and Welfare with Labour. On 13 May, he dismissed Masoud Mir-Kazemi (Minister of Petroleum), Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Minister Industry and Mines) and Sadegh Mahsouli (Minister of Welfare). On 15 May, he was announced he would be caretaker minister of the Petroleum Ministry.[6]

From August 2009 to February 2013, a total of nine ministers in the cabinet was dismissed by the Majlis, the last of who was labor minister, Reza Sheykholeslam at the beginning of February 2013.[7]

Cabinet[]

The cabinet included the following members:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Presidential Administration
President of IranMahmoud Ahmadinejad3 August 20093 August 2013 ABII
First Vice PresidentMohammad Reza Rahimi13 September 20093 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Head of President's OfficeEsfandiar Rahim Mashaei25 July 20091 December 2012 CPSS[8]
Mir-Hassan Mousavi1 December 20123 August 2013 Nonpartisan[9]
Chief of StaffEsfandiar Rahim Mashaei19 September 20099 April 2011 CPSS
Hamid Baghaei9 April 20113 August 2013 CPSS
Economic Affairs SpokespersonShamseddin Hosseini10 January 20103 August 2013 Nonpartisan[10]
Political Affairs SpokespersonMohammad Reza Rahimi10 January 201030 November 2012 Nonpartisan[10]
SpokespersonGholam-Hossein Elham11 December 20123 August 2013 FIRS[11]
SecretaryMajid Doust-Ali3 August 200922 September 2010 Nonpartisan[12]
Ali Sadoughi22 September 20102 September 2013 Nonpartisan[13]
Ministers
Minister of Education*6 September 200915 November 2009 Nonpartisan[14]
Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee15 November 200915 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of CommunicationsReza Taghipour3 September 20092 December 2012 ABII
Ali Nikzad*2 December 20122 February 2013 Nonpartisan
Mohammad-Hassan Nami[A]2 February 201315 August 2013 Military
Minister of IntelligenceHeydar Moslehi3 September 200915 August 2013 CPSS
Minister of FinanceShamseddin Hosseini3 September 200915 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Foreign AffairsManouchehr Mottaki3 September 200913 December 2010 FFLIL
Ali Akbar Salehi[B]13 December 201015 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of CommerceMehdi Ghazanfari3 September 20093 August 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of HealthMarzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi3 September 200927 December 2012 FFLIL
Hassan Tarighat Monfared[C]27 December 201215 August 2013 SDIR
Minister of CooperativesMohammad Abbasi3 September 20093 August 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of Cooperatives, Labour,
and Social Welfare		Reza Sheykholeslam3 August 20113 February 2013 CPSS
Asadollah Abbasi[D]4 February 201315 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of AgricultureSadeq Khalilian3 September 200915 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of JusticeMorteza Bakhtiari3 September 200915 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of DefenceAhmad Vahidi3 September 200915 August 2013 Military
Minister of RoadsHamid Behbahani3 September 20091 February 2011 Nonpartisan
Ali Nikzad*7 February 201126 June 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of Roads & Urban DevelopmentAli Nikzad26 June 201115 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Welfare*6 September 200915 November 2009 Nonpartisan[14]
Sadegh Mahsouli15 November 20093 August 2011 CPSS
Minister of IndustriesAli Akbar Mehrabian3 September 200915 May 2011 Nonpartisan
Mehdi Ghazanfari*15 May 20113 August 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of Industries, Mines and BusinessMehdi Ghazanfari3 August 201115 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of ScienceKamran Daneshjoo3 September 200915 August 2013 FPP
Minister of CultureMohammad Hosseini3 September 200915 August 2013 
Minister of LabourReza Sheykholeslam3 September 20093 August 2011 CPSS
Minister of InteriorMostafa Mohammad-Najjar3 September 200915 August 2013 Military
Minister of HousingAli Nikzad3 September 200926 June 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of PetroleumMasoud Mir-Kazemi3 September 200916 May 2011 Military
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad*16 May 20112 June 2011 ABII
Mohammad Aliabadi*2 June 20113 August 2011 ABII
Rostam Ghasemi3 August 201115 August 2013 Military
Minister of EnergyMajid Namjoo[E]6 September 200915 August 2013 Military[14]
Minister of Youth Affairs and SportsMohammad Abbasi[F]26 June 201115 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Vice President
Enforcing the Constitution Vice PresidentMohammad Reza Mirtajodini27 May 20123 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Executive Vice PresidentHamid Baghaei9 April 20113 August 2013 CPSS
Foreign Affairs Vice PresidentAli Saeedlou9 August 20113 August 2013 ABII
Women and Family Affairs Vice PresidentMaryam Mojtahedzadeh27 July 20138 October 2013 Nonpartisan
Ebrahim Azizi17 July 200927 May 2012 Nonpartisan
Behrouz Moradi27 May 20123 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Parliamentary Affairs Vice PresidentMohammad Reza Mirtajodini13 September 200927 May 2012 Nonpartisan
Lotfollah Forouzandeh27 May 20121 September 2013 SDIR
Management Development and
Human Resources Vice President		Lotfollah Forouzandeh25 October 200927 May 2012 SDIR[15]
Ebrahim Azizi27 May 201226 December 2012 Nonpartisan
Gholam-Hossein Elham26 December 20123 August 2013 FIRS
Legal Affairs Vice PresidentFatemeh Bodaghi30 November 200911 August 2013 Nonpartisan[16]
Martyrs Vice PresidentMasoud Zaribafan17 July 200915 September 2013 SDIR[17]
Elites Vice PresidentNasrin Soltankhah21 September 20095 October 2013 ABII[18]
Atomic Energy Vice PresidentAli Akbar Salehi17 July 200913 December 2010 Nonpartisan[17]
Mohammad Ahmadian*13 December 201013 February 2011 Nonpartisan
Fereydoon Abbasi13 February 201115 August 2013 AIRL
Physical Education Vice PresidentAli Saeedlou25 August 200926 June 2011 ABII[19]
Environment Vice PresidentMohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh2 September 20093 August 2013 ABII
Mehrdad Bazrpash24 July 200928 November 2010 CPSS[17]
Homayoun Hamidi*15 February 201126 June 2011 Nonpartisan[20]
Cultural Heritage Vice PresidentHamid Baghaei19 July 200919 May 2011 CPSS[17]
Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh19 May 20114 January 2012 Nonpartisan
Mir-Hassan Mousavi4 January 20127 December 2012 Nonpartisan
Mohammed Sharif Malekzadeh7 December 20123 August 2013 CPSS
Aides
Senior AideMojtaba Samareh Hashemi17 July 20093 August 2013 ABII[17]
Special AideAli Akbar Mehrabian26 December 20113 August 2013 Nonpartisan[21]
  1. ^ Acting from 2 February to 26 February 2013
  2. ^ Acting from 13 December 2010 to 30 January 2011
  3. ^ Acting from 27 December 2012 to 17 March 2013
  4. ^ Acting from 4 February to 5 May 2013
  5. ^ Acting from 6 September to 15 November 2009
  6. ^ Acting from 26 June to 3 August 2011
* Acting

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Deshmukh, Jay (26 July 2009). "Ahmadinejad 'sacks four Iran ministers'". AFP. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "باهنر: جلسات دولت نهم از این پس غیرقانونی است". Aftabnews (in Persian). 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Iran backs first woman minister". BBC News. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ Borger, Julian (3 September 2009). "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet includes female minister and man wanted over terror attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ Nasseri, Ladane (15 May 2011). "Ahmadinejad to Run Iran's Oil Ministry After Minister Dismissed". Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Bloomberg News. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ^ Rezaian, Jason (3 February 2013). "Iran's parliament dismisses another Ahmadinejad minister". Washington Post. Tehran. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Saeedlou became head of the President's Office" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Mashaei succeeded by a person from Mazandaran" (in Persian). Shomal News. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Spokespersons of Government" (in Persian). Aftab Online. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Elham appointed as the Spokesperson of Government" (in Persian). Tasnim News Agency. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Doust-Ali appointed as the new Secretary of Cabinet" (in Persian). Asr-e Iran. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Appointment of the Secretary of Cabinet" (in Persian). Government of Iran. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Appointment of acting ministers" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Appointment of Vice President for Management Development and Human Resources" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Fatemeh Bodaghi Appointed as Vice President for Legal Affairs" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "7 New Appointments" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Nasrin Soltankhah became Vice President for science and technology" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Saeedlou became head of the Physical Education Organization" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Homayoun Hamidi appointed as head of the National Youth Organization" (in Persian). Government of Iran. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  21. ^ "New appointment for Mehrabian" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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