Ministry of the Royal Court
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Dissolved | 11 February 1979 |
Jurisdiction | Imperial State of Iran |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Annual budget | $40 million (1976–77)[1] |
The Ministry of the Royal Court (Persian: وزارت دربار شاهنشاهی) was an organization in Iran that acted as an intermediary between the Shah of Iran and government branches, including the cabinet and the parliament.[1] It was extensively powerful during Pahlavi dynasty, and had an executive arm named the 'Special Bureau'.[1]
The minister of court never sat the in cabinet meetings, however his position ranked on par with Prime Minister of Iran.[1]
List of Ministers of the Imperial Court of Iran[]
Qajar-dynasty[]
- (1903-1920)
- (1920-1921)
- (1921-1925)
Pahlavi-dynasty[]
- Abdol Hossein Teymourtash (1925-1932)
Dissolution of the Ministry of the Imperial Court (1932-1939)
- Mahmoud Jam (1939-1941)
- Mohammad Ali Farzin (1941-1942)
- Mohammad Ali Foroughi (1942-1942)
- Hossein Ala' (1942-1945)
- Ebrahim Hakimi (? -1947)
- Mahmoud Jam (2nd time) (1947-?)
- Abdol Hossein Hajir (July 1949- February 1949)
- Ebrahim Hakimi (2nd time) (1949-1950)
- Hossein Ala' (2nd time) (1950-1950)
- Hossein Ala' (2rd time) (1951- 1953)
- (April 1953- August 1953)
- Hossein Ala' (fourth time) (1953-1955)
- Manouchehr Eghbal (1956- 1957)
- Hossein Ala' (fifth time) ( 1957-1963)
- Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (1963- 1967)
- Amir Assadollah Alam (1967- 1977)
- Amir Abbas Hoveida (1977- 1978)
- Ali Gholi Ardalan ( 1978-1979
References[]
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- Royal households
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- Ministries disestablished in 1979
- Former government ministries of Iran