Prime Minister of Iran
former political post in Iran
The Prime Minister of Iran was a political job in Iran (Persia) that had existed many times between the Qajar era until the end of the Pahlavi dynasty. It also was active from 1979 to 1989 following the Iranian Revolution, but was abolished in 1989.
| Prime Minister of Iran
نخستوزیر ایران | |
|---|---|
 Official standard (1979–1989) | |
| Type | Head of Government |
| Status | Office abolished |
| Member of | Cabinet of Iran Supreme National Security Council |
| Residence | Marble Palace |
| Appointer | The Parliament |
| Precursor | Grand Vizier of Persia |
| Formation | 1 August 1906 |
| First holder | Mirza Nasrullah Khan |
| Final holder | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Abolished | 3 August 1989 |
| Succession | President of Iran Vice President of Iran |
List change
- Political party key
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Head of State (Reign / Term) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
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| 1 | 
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Nasrullah Moshir al-Dowleh (1840–1907) Grand Vizier |
1 August 1906 | 7 March 1907 | 218 days | Independent | Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1896–1907) | |
| Moshir al-Dowleh held the office at the time of death of Mozaffar al-Din Shah and accession of Mohammad Ali Shah, on 3 January 1907. | Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1907–1909) | |||||||
| 2 | 
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Soltan-Ali Vazir-e Afkham (1862–1914) Interior Minister and Head of Cabinet |
17 March 1907 | 29 April 1907 | 43 days | Independent | ||
| 3 | 
|
Ali-Asghar Khan Atabak (1858–1907) |
4 May 1907 | 31 August 1907 (assassinated) |
119 days | Independent | ||
| 4 | 
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Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh (1844–1918) |
16 September 1907 | 27 October 1907 | 41 days | Independent | ||
| 5 | 
|
Abolqasem Naser al-Molk (1856–1927) |
27 October 1907 | 21 December 1907 | 55 days | Independent | ||
| 6 | 
|
Hossein-Qoli Nezam al-Saltaneh Mafi (1832–1908) |
21 December 1907 | 21 May 1908 | 152 days | Independent | ||
| (4) |
|
Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh (1844–1918) |
7 June 1908 | 29 April 1909 | 326 days | Independent | ||
| 7 | 
|
Kamran Mirza Nayeb al-Saltaneh (1856–1929) |
29 April 1909 | 2 May 1909 | 3 days | Independent | ||
| 8 | 
|
Javad Sa'd al-Dowleh (1856–1930) |
8 May 1909 | 13 July 1909 (deposed) |
66 days | Independent | ||
| Interim Cabinet without Prime Minister کابینه موقت بدون نخست وزیر (Appointed by Supreme Council of Politicians and Clergymen) |
17 July 1909 | 30 September 1909 | 75 days | – | Ahmad Shah Qajar (1909–1925) | |||
| 9 | 
|
Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni (1848–1926) |
30 September 1909 | 25 July 1910 | 298 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
| 10 | 
|
Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek (1875–1932) |
25 July 1910 | 12 March 1911 | 230 days | Democrats | ||
| (9) |
|
Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni (1848–1926) |
12 March 1911 | 26 July 1911 | 136 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
| 11 | 
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Najaf-Qoli Samsam al-Saltaneh (1846–1930) |
26 July 1911 | 1913 | c. 2 years | Moderate Socialists | ||
| 12 | 
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Mohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh (1829–1918) |
18 January 1913 | 16 August 1913 | 210 days | Independent | ||
| (10) |
|
Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek (1875–1932) |
17 August 1913 | 14 March 1915 | 1 year, 209 days | Democrats | ||
| 13 | 
|
Hassan Pirnia (1871–1935) |
14 March 1915 | 1 May 1915 | 48 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
| 14 | 
|
Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927) |
1 May 1915 | 18 August 1915 | 109 days | Independent | ||
| (10) |
|
Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek (1875–1932) |
18 August 1915 | 24 December 1915 | 128 days | Democrats | ||
| 15 | 
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Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma (1857–1939) |
24 December 1915 | 29 February 1916 | 67 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
| (9) | 
|
Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni (1848–1926) |
5 March 1916 | 29 August 1916 | 177 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
| 16 | 
|
Hassan Vosugh al-Dowleh (1873–1950) |
29 August 1916 | 5 June 1917 | 280 days | Democrats | ||
| (12) |
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Mohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh (1829–1918) |
5 June 1917 | 21 November 1917 | 169 days | Independent | ||
| (14) | 
|
Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927) |
21 November 1917 | 16 January 1918 | 56 days | Independent | ||
| (10) | 
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Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek (1875–1932) |
16 January 1918 | 1 May 1918 | 105 days | Democrats | ||
| (11) |
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Najaf-Qoli Samsam al-Saltaneh (1846–1930) |
1 May 1918 | 8 August 1918 | 99 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
| (16) | 
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Hassan Vosugh al-Dowleh (1845–1927) |
8 August 1918 | 3 July 1920 | 1 year, 330 days | Democrats (until 1919) | ||
| Independent | ||||||||
| (13) |
|
Hassan Pirnia (1871–1935) |
3 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | 116 days | Independent | ||
| 17 | 
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Fathollah Khan Akbar (1878–1967) |
27 October 1920 | 22 February 1921 (deposed) |
118 days | Independent | ||
| 18 | 
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Zia'eddin Tabatabaee (1889–1969) |
24 February 1921 | 4 June 1921 | 100 days | Independent | ||
| 19 | 
|
Qavām os-Saltaneh (1873–1955) |
4 June 1921 | 21 January 1922 | 231 days | Reformers' Party | ||
| (13) |
|
Hassan Pirnia (1871–1935) |
21 January 1922 | 22 June 1922 | 152 days | Independent | ||
| (19) |
|
Qavām os-Saltaneh (1873–1955) |
22 June 1922 | 15 February 1923 | 238 days | Reformers' Party | ||
| (10) |
|
Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek (1875–1932) |
15 February 1923 | 15 June 1923 | 120 days | Revival Party | ||
| (13) | 
|
Hassan Pirnia (1871–1935) |
15 June 1923 | 26 October 1923 | 133 days | Independent | ||
| 20 | 
|
Reza Khan Sardar Sepah (1878–1944) |
26 October 1923 | 12 December 1925 (became Shah) |
2 years, 47 days | Military | ||
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| — | 
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Mohammad-Ali Foroughi (1875–1942) Acting Prime Minister |
12 December 1925 | 13 June 1926 | 183 days | Revival Party | Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925–1941) | |
| (10) |
|
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (1875–1932) |
13 June 1926 | 2 June 1927 | 354 days | Revival Party | ||
| 21 | 
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Mehdi Hedayat (1864–1955) |
2 June 1927 | 18 September 1933 | 6 years, 108 days | Revival Party | ||
| Independent | ||||||||
| 22 |
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Mohammad-Ali Foroughi (1875–1942) |
18 September 1933 | 3 December 1935 | 2 years, 76 days | Independent | ||
| 23 | 
|
Mahmoud Jam (1880–1969) |
3 December 1935 | 26 October 1939 | 3 years, 327 days | Independent | ||
| 24 | 
|
Ahmad Matin-Daftari (1897–1971) |
26 October 1939 | 26 June 1940 | 244 days | Independent | ||
| 25 | 
|
Ali Mansur (1886–1974) |
26 June 1940 | 27 August 1941 (resigned) |
1 year, 62 days | Independent | ||
| (22) | 
|
Mohammad-Ali Foroughi (1875–1942) |
27 August 1941 | 9 March 1942 | 194 days | Independent | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979) | |
| 26 | 
|
Ali Soheili (1896–1958) |
9 March 1942 | 9 August 1942 | 153 days | Independent | ||
| (19) | 
|
Ahmad Qavam (1873–1955) |
9 August 1942 | 15 February 1943 | 190 days | Independent | ||
| (26) |
|
Ali Soheili (1896–1958) |
15 February 1943 | 6 April 1944 | 1 year, 51 days | Independent | ||
| 27 | 
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Mohammad Sa'ed (1881–1973) |
6 April 1944 | 25 November 1944 | 233 days | Independent | ||
| 28 | 
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Morteza-Qoli Bayat (1890–1958) |
25 November 1944 | 13 May 1945 | 169 days | Independent | ||
| 29 | 
|
Ebrahim Hakimi (1871–1959) |
13 May 1945 | 6 June 1945 | 24 days | Independent | ||
| 30 | 
|
Mohsen Sadr (1871–1962) |
6 June 1945 | 30 October 1945 | 146 days | Independent | ||
| (29) |
|
Ebrahim Hakimi (1871–1959) |
30 October 1945 | 28 January 1946 | 90 days | Independent | ||
| (19) |
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Ahmad Qavam (1873–1955) |
28 January 1946 | 18 December 1947 | 1 year, 324 days | Independent | ||
| Democrat Party of Iran (from 29 June 1946) | ||||||||
| 31 | 
|
Mohammad-Reza Hekmat (1891–1978) |
18 December 1947 | 29 December 1947 | 11 days | Democrat Party of Iran | ||
| (29) |
|
Ebrahim Hakimi (1871–1959) |
29 December 1947 | 13 June 1948 | 167 days | Independent | ||
| 32 | 
|
Abdolhossein Hazhir (1902–1949) |
13 June 1948 | 9 November 1948 | 149 days | Independent | ||
| (27) |
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Mohammad Sa'ed (1881–1973) |
9 November 1948 | 23 March 1950 | 1 year, 134 days | Independent | ||
| (25) |
|
Ali Mansur (1886–1974) |
23 March 1950 | 26 June 1950 | 95 days | Independent | ||
| 33 | 
|
Ali Razmara (1901–1951) |
26 June 1950 | 7 March 1951 (assassinated) |
254 days | Military | ||
| — | 
|
Khalil Fahimi (1876–1953) Acting Prime Minister |
7 March 1951 | 12 March 1951 | 5 days | Independent | ||
| 34 | 
|
Hossein Ala' (1882–1964) |
12 March 1951 | 27 April 1951 | 46 days | Independent | ||
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Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882–1967) |
28 April 1951 | 17 July 1952 | 1 year, 80 days | National Front | ||
| (19) | 
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Ahmad Qavam (1873–1955) |
17 July 1952 | 22 July 1952 | 5 days | Independent | ||
| (35) |
|
Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882–1967) |
22 July 1952 | 19 August 1953 (deposed) |
1 year, 28 days | National Front | ||
| 36 | 
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Fazlollah Zahedi (1897–1963) |
19 August 1953 | 7 April 1955 | 1 year, 231 days | Military | ||
| (34) |
|
Hossein Ala' (1882–1964) |
7 April 1955 | 3 April 1957 | 1 year, 361 days | Independent | ||
| 37 | 
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Manouchehr Eghbal (1909–1977) |
3 April 1957 | 31 August 1960 | 3 years, 150 days | Nationalists’ Party | ||
| 38 | 
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Jafar Sharif-Emami (1910–1998) |
31 August 1960 | 5 May 1961 | 247 days | Nationalists’ Party | ||
| 39 | 
|
Ali Amini (1905–1992) |
5 May 1961 | 19 July 1962 | 1 year, 75 days | Independent | ||
| 40 | 
|
Asadollah Alam (1919–1978) |
19 July 1962 | 7 March 1964 | 1 year, 232 days | People's Party | ||
| 41 | 
|
Hassan-Ali Mansur (1923–1965) |
7 March 1964 | 26 January 1965 (assassinated) |
325 days | New Iran Party | ||
| 42 | 
|
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919–1979) |
26 January 1965 | 7 August 1977 | 12 years, 193 days | New Iran Party (until 1975) | ||
| Rastakhiz Party | ||||||||
| 43 | 
|
Jamshid Amouzegar (1923–2016) |
7 August 1977 | 27 August 1978 | 1 year, 20 days | Rastakhiz Party | ||
| (38) | 
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Jafar Sharif-Emami (1910–1998) |
27 August 1978 | 6 November 1978 | 71 days | Rastakhiz Party (until 1 November) | ||
| Independent | ||||||||
| 44 | 
|
Gholam Reza Azhari (1912–2001) |
6 November 1978 | 4 January 1979 | 59 days | Military | ||
| 45 | 
|
Shapour Bakhtiar (1914–1991) |
4 January 1979 | 11 February 1979 (deposed) |
38 days | Independent | ||
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| 46 | 
|
Mehdi Bazargan مهدی بازرگان (1907–1995) |
4 February 1979 | 6 November 1979 (resigned) |
275 days | Freedom Movement of Iran | Ruhollah Khomeini (1979–1989) | |
| Council of the Islamic Revolution شورای انقلاب اسلامی (Leader: Abolhassan Banisadr) |
6 November 1979 | 12 August 1980 | 280 days | – | ||||
| 47 | 
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai محمدعلی رجائی (1933–1981) |
12 August 1980 | 4 August 1981 | 357 days | Islamic Republican Party | ||
| 48 | 
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Mohammad-Javad Bahonar محمدجواد باهنر (1933–1981) |
4 August 1981 | 30 August 1981 (assassinated) |
26 days | Islamic Republican Party | ||
| — | 
|
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani محمدرضا مهدوی کنی (1931–2014) Acting Prime Minister |
2 September 1981 | 31 October 1981 | 59 days | Combatant Clergy Association | ||
| 49 | 
|
Mir-Hossein Mousavi میرحسین موسوی خامنه (born 1942) |
31 October 1981 | 14 August 1989 | 7 years, 287 days | Islamic Republican Party (until 1987) | ||
| Independent | Ali Khamenei (1989–present) | |||||||
| Post abolished (14 August 1989 – present) | ||||||||
Living former prime ministers change
| Name | Picture | Term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mir-Hossein Mousavi | .jpg)
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1981–1989 | 2 March 1942 |
More readings change
- 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
- 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
