Government of Hossein Ala' (1951)

The cabinet led by Hossein Ala' was formed on 20 March 1951 two weeks after the assassination of Prime Minister Haj Ali Razmara.[1] The cabinet was given vote of confidence at the Majlis on 17 April 1951.[1] However, the tenure of the cabinet was very short and lasted only until 27 April when Hossein Ala' resigned from office due to threats of the Fada'iyan-e Islam members who had murdered Haj Ali Razmara.[2] Another reason for the resignation of the cabinet was the ratification of the oil nationalization bill.[3] It was succeeded by the cabinet formed by Mohammad Mosaddegh in late April.[4]

Government of Hossein Ala'

34th Cabinet of Pahlavi Iran
Date formed20 March 1951 (1951-03-20)
Date dissolved27 April 1951 (1951-04-27)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of governmentHossein Ala'
Opposition partyNational Front
Opposition leaderMohammad Mosaddegh
History
Advice and consent17 April 1951
PredecessorGovernment of Haj Ali Razmara
SuccessorGovernment of Mohammad Mosaddegh

Cabinet members

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The cabinet consisted of the following members:[1][5]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister20 March 195127 April 1951 
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hossein Ala'
20 March 19514 April 1951 
4 April 195127 April 1951 
Minister of War20 March 195127 April 1951 Military
Minister of Agriculture
Etzia Olmolk
20 March 195127 April 1951 
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs
Ahmed Zanageh
20 March 195127 April 1951 
Minister of Finance20 March 195127 April 1951 
Minister of Education
Habibollah Amuzegar
20 March 195127 April 1951 
Minister of Justice20 March 195127 April 1951 
Minister of State
Ali Dashti
20 March 195127 April 1951 

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". The Middle East Journal. 3 (3): 342–343. Summer 1951. JSTOR 4322297.
  2. ^ Hassan Mohammadi Nejad (1970). Elite-Counterelite Conflict and the Development of a Revolutionary Movement: The Case of Iranian National Front (PhD thesis). Southern Illinois University Carbondale. pp. 86–90, 92. ISBN 9798657957457. ProQuest 302536657.
  3. ^ Hooshmand Mirfakhraei (1984). The Imperial Iranian armed forces and the revolution of 1978-1979 (PhD thesis). State University of New York at Buffalo. p. 93. OCLC 12037858. ProQuest 303350420.
  4. ^ George Lenczowski (July 1951). "Iran: Nationalism Erupts". Current History. 21 (119): 16. doi:10.1525/curh.1951.21.119.12. JSTOR 45309388. S2CID 249697690.
  5. ^ "Martial Law In Persia". The Times. No. 51955. Tehran. 21 March 1951. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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