List of Prime Ministers of Iran
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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Iran (see Prime Minister of Iran):
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[edit] Heads of Government of Iran (1699-1989)
[edit] Grand Viziers (Chief Ministers, 1699-1747)
- Shah Quli Khan Zanganeh (1707 - 1715)
- Fath Ali Khan Daghestani (1715 - 1722)
- Muhammad Quli Khan Bigdili Shamlu (c. 1722) (for Shah Husayn I)
- Amanollah Khan (23 October 1722 - 25 April 1725) (for Shah Mahmud Hotaki)
- Fath Ali Khan Qajar (10 November 1722 - 11 October 1726) (for Shah Tahmasp II)
- Mohammad Ali Khan Qouler Aqassi (12 October 1726 - 13 November 1729) (for Shah Tahmasp II)
- Nader Khan Afshar (1729 - 8 March 1736) (later Nader Shah) (for Shah Tahmasp II)
- Mirza Mehdi Khan Astarabadi (1736 - 1747) (for Nader Shah)
[edit] Viceroys (style Nayeb-os-Saltaneh, 1747-1754)
- Mir Sayyed Mohammad Marashi (1747 - 1748) (later Shah Sulaiman II) (for Adil Shah)
- Amir Alam Khan Khozaima (31 December 1749 - 9 January 1750) (1st time, for Shah Sulaiman II)
- Yusef Ali Khan Jalayir (10 January 1750 - March 1750) (for Shah Rokh)
- Amir Alam Khan Khozaima (March 1750 - 2 December 1754) (2nd time, for Shah Rukh)
[edit] Grand Viziers (1750-1871)
- Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari-Chahar Lang (1750 - 1751) (for Shah Esmail III)
- Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (1751 - 1773) (for Shah Esmail III)
- Vacant (1773 - 1779)
- Mohammad Zaki Khan Zand (1779 - 13 June 1779 (for Abol Fath Khan Zand and Mohammad Ali Khan Zand)
- Mohammad Sadeq Khan Zand (June 1779 - August 1779)
- Haji Ibrahim Khan Zand Kalantar Shirazi (1779 - 14 April 1801)
- Mirza muhammad Shafi Mazanderani (1801 - 1819)
- Haji Muhammad Hussain Khan Nezam al-Daula (Sadr Esfehani) (1819 - 1823)
- Abdollah Khan Amin al-Daula (1823 - 1825) (1st time)
- Allah Yar Khan Qajar Devehlu Asaf al-Daula (1825 - 1828)
- Adallal Khan Amin al-Daula (1828 - 1834) (2nd time)
- Mirza Abul Qasim Qa'im Maqam II (1834 - 1835)
- Haji Mirza Aqasi Erewani (1835 - 1848)
- Mirza Taqi Khan Amir Kabir (1848 - November 1851)
- Mirza Aqa Khan-e Nuri (Khan-e Nuri also spelt/referenced as Khajeh-Noori, Khajehnoori and Khajenouri) (November 1851 - 1858)
- Post abolished (1858 - 1871)
[edit] Premiers (1871-1907)
- Mirza Husayn Khan Moshir al-Daula (12 December 1871 - September 1873)
- Mirza Yusuf Khan Astiani (September 1873 - 1880) (1st time)
- Kamran Mirza (1 July 1880 - 1885)
- Mirza Yusuf Khan Astiani (1885 - 1887) (2nd time)
- Amir Mirza Ali Asghar Khan, Amin os-Sultan (1887 - November 1896) (1st time)
- Vacant (November 1896 - February 1897)
- Ali Khan Amin ud-Daula (February 1897 - June 1898)
- Amir Mirza Ali Asghar Khan, Amin os-Sultan (June 1898 - 24 January 1904) (2nd time)
- Shahzada Sultan Abdul Majid Mirza, Ain ud-Daula (24 January 1904 - 5 August 1906)
- Mirza Nasrullah Khan, Mushir ud-Daula (1906 - 18 February 1907)
- Soltan Ali Khan Vazir Afkham (February 1907 - April 1907)
[edit] Prime Ministers (1907-1989)
[edit] Prime Ministers of the Qajar Dynasty Era (1907-1925)
| Name | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Mirza Ali Asghar Khan, Amin os-Sultan | 1856-1907 | 1 May 1907 | 31 August 1907 | |
| Mirza Nasrullah Khan, Mushir ud-Daula | Died 1907 | 9 September 1907 | 13 September 1907 | |
| Abul Qasim Khan Qarazuglu, Nasir ul-Mulk (1st time) | Died 1927 | 25 October 1907 | 21 December 1907 | |
| Husain Quli Khan Mafi, Nizam as-Saltana (1st time) | 1869 - 1947 | 21 December 1907 | May 1908 | |
| Murtaza Quli Khan, Sani ud-Daula | Died 1911 | May 1908 | 7 June 1908 | |
| Amir Mustafa Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Mushir as-Saltana | 1872-1935 | 7 June 1908 | 29 April 1909 | |
| Prince Kamran Mirza, Amir-i-Kabir | 1856-1927 | 29 April 1909 | May 1909 | |
| Saad ad-Daula (1st time) | unknown | May 1909 | 16 July 1909 | |
| Abul Qasim Khan Qarazuglu, Nasir ul-Mulk (2nd time) | Died 1927 | 16 July 1909 | 6 October 1909 | |
| Mohammed Wali Khan Tuknakabuni, Sipahdar ul-Azam (1st time) | 1884/1885-1926 | 6 October 1909 | July 1910 | Constitutional Movement (Nehzat-e-Mashrooteh) |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (1st time) | 1874-1932 | July 1910 | 19 July 1911 | |
| Mohammad Wali Khan Tuknakabuni, Sipahdar ul-Azam (2nd time) | 1884/1885-1926 | 19 July 1911 | 26 July 1911 | Constitutional Movement (Nehzat-e-Mashrooteh) |
| Najaf Quli Khan, Samsam as-Sultana (1st time) | 1850-1930 | 26 July 1911 | 23 December 1912 | Constitutional Movement (Nehzat-e-Mashrooteh) |
| Saad ad-Daula (2nd time) | unknown | 23 December 1912 | 11 January 1913 | |
| Mirza Mohammed Ali Khan, Ala as-Sultana | 1872-1918 | 11 January 1913 | 1 July 1914 | |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (2nd time) | 1874-1932 | 1 July 1914 | February 1915 | |
| Prince Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma (1st time) | 1858-1939 | February 1915 | April 1915 | |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (3rd time) | 1874-1932 | April 1915 | July 1915 | |
| Prince Sultan Abdol Majid Mirza (1st time) | 1845-1926 | July 1915 | 18 August 1915 | |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (4th time) | 1874-1932 | 18 August 1915 | 25 December 1915 | |
| Prince Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma (2nd time) | 1858-1939 | 25 December 1915 | March 1916 | |
| Mohammad Wali Khan Tuknakabuni, Sipahdar ul-Azam (3rd time) | 1884/1885-1926 | March 1916 | July 1917 | Constitutional Movement (Nehzat-e-Mashrooteh) |
| Husain Quli Khan Mafi, Nizam as-Sultana (2nd time, in opposition, head of provisional government; at Kermanshah, later Qom; recognized by the Central Powers | 1869-1947 | July 1916 | November 1918 | Democratic Party of Iran (Hezb-e-Demokrat-e-Iran) |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (5th time) | 1874-1932 | July 1917 | December 1917 | |
| Prince Sultan Abdol Majid Mirza (2nd time) | 1845-1926 | December 1917 | May 1918 | |
| Najaf Quli Khan, Samsam as-Sultana (2nd time) | 1850-1930 | May 1918 | August 1918 | Constitutional Movement (Nehzat-e-Mashrooteh) |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (6th time) | 1874-1932 | August 1918 | October 1920 | |
| Fathollah Khan Akbar, Sepahdar or Sepahsalar A'zam | 1860-1947 | October 1920 | 21 February 1921 | |
| Said Ziyaddin Tabatabai | 1888-1969 | 21 February 1921 | 4 June 1921 | Homeland Party (Hezb-e-Vatan) |
| Ahmad Qavam os-Saltana (1st time) | 1876-1955 | 4 June 1921 | 12 October 1921 | Democratic Party of Iran (Hezb-e-Demokrat-e-Iran) |
| Shaw as-Saltana | 1880-1920 | 12 October 1921 | 20 January 1922 | |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (1st time) | 1872-1935 | 20 January 1922 | 11 June 1922 | |
| Ahmad Qavam os-Saltana (2nd time) | 1876-1955 | 11 June 1922 | 30 January 1923 | Democratic Party of Iran (Hezb-e-Demokrat-e-Iran) |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (7th time) | 1874-1932 | 30 January 1923 | 15 June 1923 | |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (2nd time) | 1872-1935 | 15 June 1923 | 28 October 1923 | |
| Reza Khan Sardar Sepah | 1878-1944 | 28 October 1923 | 1 November 1925 | Military |
[edit] Prime Ministers of the Pahlavi Dynasty Era (1925-1979)
| Name | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ali Khan Forughi (1st time) | 1877-1942 | 1 November 1925 | 13 June 1926 | Revival Party (Hezb-e-Tajaddod) |
| Mirza Hasan Khan Pirnia, Moshir ad-Dauleh (8th time) | 1874-1932 | 13 June 1926 | 2 June 1927 | |
| Mahdi Quli Khan Hidayat | 1864-1955 | 2 June 1927 | 18 September 1933 | |
| Mohammad Ali Khan Forughi (2nd time) | 1877-1942 | 18 September 1933 | 3 December 1935 | Revival Party (Hezb-e-Tajaddod) |
| Mahmud Jam | 1885-1969 | 3 December 1935 | 26 October 1939 | |
| Ahmad Matin-Daftari | 1896-1971 | 26 October 1939 | 26 June 1940 | |
| Ali Mansur (1st time) | 1895-1974 | 26 June 1940 | 27 August 1941 | |
| Mohammad Ali Khan Forughi (3rd time) | 1877-1942 | 27 August 1941 | 9 March 1942 | Revival Party (Hezb-e-Tajaddod) |
| Ali Soheili (1st time) | 1896-1958 | 9 March 1942 | 9 August 1942 | |
| Ahmad Ghavam os-Saltana (3rd time) | 1876-1955 | 9 August 1942 | 15 February 1943 | Democratic Party of Iran (Hezb-e-Demokrat-e-Iran) |
| Ali Zohayli (2nd time) | 1896-1958 | 15 February 1943 | 6 April 1944 | |
| Mohammad Said Maraghei (1st time) | 1881-1973 | 6 April 1944 | 25 November 1944 | |
| Morteza-Qoli Bayat | 1889-1957 | 25 November 1944 | 13 May 1945 | |
| Ebrahim Hakimi (1st time) | 1869-1959 | 13 May 1945 | 6 June 1945 | Party for Progress (Hezb-e-Taraqqi) |
| Mohsen Sadr (acting) | 1883-1962 | 6 June 1945 | 30 October 1945 | |
| Ebrahim Hakimi (2nd time) | 1869-1959 | 30 October 1945 | 28 January 1946 | Party for Progress (Hezb-e-Taraqqi) |
| Ahmad Qawam os-Saltana (4th time) | 1876-1955 | 28 January 1946 | 18 December 1947 | Democratic Party of Iran (Hezb-e-Demokrat-e-Iran) |
| Reza Sardar Fakher Hekmat | 1890-1977 | 18 December 1947 | 29 December 1947 | Democratic Party of Iran (Hezb-e-Demokrat-e-Iran) |
| Ebrahim Hakimi (3rd time) | 1869-1959 | 29 December 1947 | 13 June 1948 | Party for Progress (Hezb-e-Taraqqi) |
| Abdolhossein Hazhir | 1897-1949 | 13 June 1948 | 9 November 1948 | |
| Mohammad Sa'ed Maraghei (2nd time) | 1881-1973 | 9 November 1948 | 23 March 1950 | |
| Ali Mansur (2nd time) | 1895-1974 | 23 March 1950 | 26 June 1950 | |
| Ali Razmara | 1901-1951 | 26 June 1950 | 7 March 1951 | Military |
| Hossein Ala (1st time) | 1882-1964 | 12 March 1951 | 30 April 1951 | Military |
| Mohammad Mossadegh (1st time) | 1882-1967 | 30 April 1951 | 17 July 1952 | National Front (Jebhe-ye Melli Iran) |
| Ahmad Qawam os-Saltana (5th time) | 1876-1955 | 17 July 1952 | 22 July 1952 | Democratic Party of Iran (Hezb-e-Demokrat-e-Iran) |
| Mohammad Mossadegh (2nd time) | 1882-1967 | 22 July 1952 | 19 August 1953 | National Front (Jebhe-ye Melli Iran) |
| General Fazlollah Zahedi | 1897-1963 | 19 August 1953 | 7 April 1955 | Military |
| Hossein Ala (2nd time) | 1882-1964 | 7 April 1955 | 3 April 1957 | Military |
| Manouchehr Eghbal | 1909-1977 | 3 April 1957 | 31 August 1960 | Nationalist Party (Melliyoun) |
| Jafar Sharif-Emami (1st time) | 1910-1998 | 31 August 1960 | 5 May 1961 | Nationalist Party (Melliyoun) |
| Ali Amini | 1905-1992 | 5 May 1961 | 19 July 1962 | Democratic Party of Iran (Hezb-e-Demokrat-e-Iran) |
| Asadollah Alam | 1919-1978 | 19 July 1962 | 7 March 1964 | People's Party (Mardom) |
| Hassan Ali Mansur | 1923-1965 | 7 March 1964 | 26 January 1965 | New Iran Party (Iran Novin) |
| Amir Abbas Hoveida (acting to 27 January 1965) | 1919-1979 | 21 January 1965 | 7 August 1977 | New Iran Party (Iran Novin) until 2 March 1975, Iran Resurgence (Rastakhiz) since 2 March 1975 |
| Jamshid Amouzegar | 1923- | 7 August 1977 | 27 August 1978 | Iran Resurgence (Rastakhiz) |
| Jafar Sharif-Emami (2nd time) | 1910-1998 | 27 August 1978 | 6 November 1978 | Iran Resurgence (Rastakhiz) |
| Major General Gholam Reza Azhari | 1917-2001 | 6 November 1978 | 4 January 1979 | Military |
| Shapour Bakhtiar | 1914-1991 | 4 January 1979 | 5 February 1979 | National Front (Jebhe-ye Melli Iran) |
[edit] Prime Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979-1989)
| Name | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Bazargan (acting) | 1907-1995 | 5 February 1979 | 6 November 1979 | Liberation Movement of Iran (Nehzat-e Azadi-yi Iran) |
| Islamic Revolutionary Council | 6 November 1979 | 12 August 1980 | ||
| Mohammad Ali Rajai | 1933-1981 | 12 August 1980 | 4 August 1981 | Islamic Republic Party (Hezb-e-Jomhouriy-e-Eslami) |
| Hojatoleslam Mohammad Javad Bahonar | 1933-1981 | 4 August 1981 | 30 August 1981 | Islamic Republic Party (Hezb-e-Jomhouriy-e-Eslami) |
| Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani (acting) | 1931- | 2 September 1981 | 31 October 1981 | Islamic Republic Party (Hezb-e-Jomhouriy-e-Eslami) |
| Mir-Hossein Mousavi | 1941- | 31 October 1981 | 3 August 1989 | Islamic Republic Party (Hezb-e-Jomhouriy-e-Eslami) |
[edit] Sources
- For a full list of Viziers of Iran in the last 2000 years, see: "Iranian Viziers: From Bozorgmehr to Amir Kabir" (وزیران ایرانی از بزرگمهر تا امیر کبیر) by Abdolrafi' Haqiqat (عبدالرفیع حقیقت). Perry-Castañeda Library collection DS 271 F34 1995
- Mohammad Taghi Bahar, Taarikh-e Mokhtasar-e Ahzaab-e Siaasi-e Iraan (A Short History of Political Parties of Iran), Amirkabir, 1978.
- Encyclopædia Iranica's entries on "Ala-al-Saltana, Mohammad-Ali" and "Akbar Sepahdar-e Azam, Fathallah"
- various articles in The Persian Encyclopedia
- "Iran in the last 3 Centuries" by Alireza Avsati. Published Tehran, 2003. Vol1 ISBN 964-93406-6-1 Vol2 ISBN 964-93406-5-3
