The sixth Hoveyda government was a cabinet of Iran led by Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda that was formed on 27 May 1974 and presented to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 29 May. Hoveyda reshuffled in the cabinet on 8 November 1976, replacing all of his ministers. The government was dissolved in August 1977 and replaced by that of new Prime Minister Jamshid Amouzegar.[1]
Government of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1974–1977) | |
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.svg){kind=small} Cabinet of the Imperial State of Iran | |
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| Date formed | 29 May 1974 |
| Date dissolved | 7 August 1977 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Head of government | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Deputy head of government | Mahmoud Qavam Sadri |
| No. of ministers | 18 |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 24th Iranian Majlis |
| Predecessor | Hoveyda V |
| Successor | Amouzegar |
Background
editOn 27 May 1974, Hoveyda appointed Hushang Ansary as minister of finance, replacing Jamshid Amouzegar.[2] Amouzegar was then made minister of interior.[2]
The same day, Hoveyda established the Ministry of Industry and Mines, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Social Welfare.[3] He also reorganized the existing Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Information and Tourism.[3]
Other appointments included Karim Motamedi as minister of post and telecommunications, Gholamreza Kianpour as minister of information, Fereydoun Mahdavi as minister of commerce, Abdol Hossein-Samii as minister of science and higher education, Reza Azimi as minister of war, Iraj Vahidi as minister of energy, Farrokh Najmabadi as minister of industry and Mines and incumbent Abbas Ali Khalatbari as minister of foreign affairs.[4][5]
Cabinet
editCabinet members were as follows:
References
edit- ^ Iran Economic News. Iranian Economic Mission. 1975. p. 29-PA2.
- ^ a b Afkhami, Gholam Reza (12 January 2009). The Life and Times of the Shah. University of California Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5.
- ^ a b Iran Almanac and Book of Facts. Echo of Iran. 1977.
- ^ Shakibi, Zhand (2019). Pahlavi Iran and the Politics of Occidentalism: The Shah and the Rastakhiz Party. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-78673-630-7.
- ^ Current World Leaders: Biography and news. Vol. 17–19. Almanac of Current World Leaders. 1974.