Government of Hassan Ali Mansur

The cabinet led by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Mansur was inaugurated on 7 March 1964.[1] It replaced the second government of Asadollah Alam. Mansur's cabinet was the first of party-governments in Iran.[2] It was led by the Iran Novin Party and was approved by the Majlis on 8 March.[1][3] It enjoyed nearly full confirmation at the Majlis, including the members of the opposition party, People's Party.[3]

Government of Hasan Ali Mansur

Cabinet of Pahlavi Iran
Inauguration of the Cabinet on 7 March 1964
Date formed7 March 1964 (1964-03-07)
Date dissolvedJanuary 1965 (1965-01)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of governmentHassan Ali Mansur
Total no. of members22
Member partyIran Novin Party
Opposition partyPeople's Party
History
PredecessorSecond Government of Asadollah Alam
SuccessorGovernment of Amir Abbas Hoveyda

The cabinet's term ended in January 1965 when Hassan Ali Mansur was assassinated.[4] Next cabinet was formed by Amir Abbas Hoveyda.[4]

Cabinet members

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The cabinet was consisted of the following twenty-two members.[1] Some members served in the previous cabinet led by Asadollah Alam,[5] and most of them were part of the Iran Novin Party.[2]

Four new ministries introduced through the establishment of the cabinet.[3] One of them was the Ministry of Information which had replaced the Department of Publications and Broadcasting.[6]

List of ministers

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Source:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin Party
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Minister of State
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Deputy Prime Minister7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Deputy Prime Minister
Qasim Ridai
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of War7 March 1964January 1965 Military
Minister of Foreign Affairs7 March 1964January 1965 Independent
Minister of Agriculture7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Interior7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Telegraph and Telephone
Farhang Shafii
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Finance7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Roads
Mahmoud Kashfia
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Justice
Bagher Ameli
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Labor7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin Party
Minister of Health7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Education
Abdol Ali Jahanshahi
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Economy7 March 1964January 1965 Independent
Minister of Information
Nusratullah Muinian
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of Water and Power7 March 1964January 1965 
Minister of State
Muhammad Nasiri
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of State
Hadi Hedayati
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Minister of State
Manuchehr Godarzi
7 March 1964January 1965 Iran Novin
Security and Intelligence Agency7 March 1964January 1965 Military

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Chronology December 16, 1963 - March 15, 1964". The Middle East Journal. 18 (2): 218. 1964. JSTOR 4323704.
  2. ^ a b Marvin G. Weinbaum (Autumn 1973). "Iran Finds a Party System: The Institutionalization of "Iran Novin"". The Middle East Journal. 27 (4): 444. JSTOR 4325140.
  3. ^ a b c Helen Chapin Metz, ed. (1987). Iran: A Country Study. Area handbook series. Washington, DC: GPO for the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0844411873. OCLC 213407459.
  4. ^ a b "Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hughes) to Secretary of State Rusk". Office of the Historian. 28 January 1965.
  5. ^ "Alam steps out as Iran primer". The New York Times. Tehran. 8 March 1964.
  6. ^ Javad Mesbahee (1973). Television Broadcasting in Iran (Thesis). Florida State University. p. 17. ISBN 9798661025623. ProQuest 302676973.
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