Government of Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1981–1985)

First Cabinet of Mousavi
First Cabinet of Mousavi
; 3rd Cabinet of the Islamic Republic of Iran
	Mir-Hossein Mousavi's meeting with cabinet members
Date formed	2 November 1981
Date dissolved	28 October 1985
People and organisations
Head of state	Ruhollah Khomeini
Head of government	Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Member parties	Islamic Republican Party; Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization; Combatant Clergy Association;
Status in legislature	Majority
History
Predecessor	Mahdavi-Kani
Successor	Mousavi II

History[edit]

Background[edit]

Before 1989, the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran provided that head of government was the Prime Minister, nominated by the President and approved by the Parliament. The Islamic Republican Party (IRP) which together with its Khomeinist allies had seized power and ousted all opponents, held an uncontested and single-party presidential election in October 1981 and got its candidate Ali Khamenei elected. The party also held the majority in the parliament.

Formation[edit]

President Ali Khamenei who belonged to the right-wing faction of the IRP, was willing to nominate his like-minded as the head of government.

Reshuffles[edit]

In Summer 1983 two pro-market ministers, Asgaroladi and Tavakoli, left the cabinet following months of disagreements behind the scenes.^[1] On 5 August 1984, Mousavi got a vote of confidence again and proposes a list of ministers to the parliament. Ten days later they were vetted, resulting to rejection of five.^[2]

Cabinet members[edit]


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister	Mir-Hossein Mousavi	29 October 1981	24 October 1985	IRP
Ministers
Foreign Minister	Mir-Hossein Mousavi *	2 November 1981	15 December 1981	IRP
Foreign Minister	Ali Akbar Velayati	15 December 1981	28 October 1985	IRP
Interior Minister	Kamal Nikravesh	2 November 1981	14 January 1982	IRP
Interior Minister	Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri	14 January 1982	28 October 1985	CCA
Defense Minister	Mohammad Salimi	2 November 1981	16 August 1984	Military
	Mohammad-Reza Rahimi *	16 August 1984	20 August 1984	Military
	Mir-Hossein Mousavi *	20 August 1984	28 October 1985	IRP
Education Minister	Ali Akbar Parvaresh	2 November 1981	16 August 1984	IRP
	Mohammad-Taghi Moayad *	16 August 1984	20 August 1984	IRP
	Mir-Hossein Mousavi *	20 August 1984	18 October 1984	IRP
	Kazem Akrami	18 October 1984	28 October 1985	IRP
Islamic Guidance Minister	Abdolmajid Moadikhah	2 November 1981	14 August 1984	IRP
Islamic Guidance Minister	Mohammad Khatami	14 August 1984	28 October 1985	CCA
Commerce Minister	Habibollah Asgaroladi	2 November 1981	28 August 1983	IRP
Commerce Minister	Hassan Abedi-Jafari	28 August 1983	28 October 1985	IRP
Petroleum Minister	Mohammad Gharazi	2 November 1981	28 October 1985	Nonpartisan
Health Minister	Hadi Manafi	2 November 1981	2 November 1981	IRP
	Alireza Marandi *	16 August 1984	20 August 1984	IRP
	Alireza Marandi	20 August 1984	28 October 1985	IRP
Post Minister	Morteza Nabavi	2 November 1981	28 October 1985	IRP
Housing Minister	Mohammad-Shahab Gonabadi	2 November 1981	15 August 1984	Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization
Housing Minister	Serajeddin Kazerouni	15 August 1984	28 October 1985	IRP
Mines and Metals Minister	Hossein Mousaviani	2 November 1981	14 August 1984	IRP
Mines and Metals Minister	Hossein Nili	14 August 1984	28 October 1985	IRP
Higher Education Minister	Mohammad-Ali Najafi	2 November 1981	20 August 1984	Nonpartisan
Higher Education Minister	Iradj Fazel	20 August 1984	28 October 1985	Nonpartisan
Justice Minister	Mohammad Asghari	2 November 1981	15 August 1984	IRP
Justice Minister	Hassan Habibi	15 August 1984	28 October 1985	IRP
Agricultural Minister	Mohammad Salamati	2 November 1981	14 August 1984	Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization
Agricultural Minister	Abbas-Ali Zali	14 August 1984	28 October 1985	IRP
Roads Minister	Hadi Nejad-Hosseinian	3 September 1981	12 March 1985	IRP
Roads Minister	Alinaghi Khamoushi *	12 March 1985	28 October 1985	IRP
Industries Minister	Mostafa Hashemitaba	2 November 1981	20 August 1984	Nonpartisan
	Mohammad-Ali Zaker *	16 August 1984	20 August 1984	IRP
	Gholamreza Shafeei	20 August 1984	28 October 1985	IRP
Labour Minister	Ahmad Tavakoli	2 November 1981	28 August 1983	Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization
Labour Minister	Abolghasem Sarhaddizadeh	28 August 1983	28 October 1985	IRP
Energy Minister	Hassan Ghafourifard	2 November 1981	28 October 1985	IRP
Finance Minister	Hossein Namazi	2 November 1981	28 October 1985	IRP
Heavy Industries Minister	Behzad Nabavi	31 May 1982	28 October 1985	Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization
Revolutionary Guards Minister	Mohsen Rafighdoost	9 November 1982	28 October 1985	Military
Construction Minister	Bijan Namdar Zanganeh	20 February 1984	28 October 1985	Nonpartisan
Intelligence Minister	Mohammad Reyshahri	15 August 1984	28 October 1985	Nonpartisan
Ministers without portfolio
Plan and Budget Organization	Mohammad-Taghi Banki	2 November 1981	28 October 1985	IRP
Executive Affairs	Behzad Nabavi	2 November 1981	31 May 1982	Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization
Executive Affairs	Gholam-Reza Aghazadeh	31 May 1982	28 October 1985	IRP
State Welfare Organization	Mahmoud Rouhani	2 November 1981	28 October 1985	IRP

References[edit]

^ Nomani, Farhad; Rahnema, Ali (1994), Islamic Economic Systems, Bloomsbury Academic, p. 171, ISBN 9781856490573
^ "Chronology June 1984—August 1984", Pakistan Horizon, 37 (3): 153–203, 1984, JSTOR 41393708

Cabinet of Iran
Preceded by Interim Government of Mahdavi-Kani	First Government of Mousavi 1981–1985	Succeeded by Second Government of Mousavi

[1] Nomani, Farhad; Rahnema, Ali (1994), Islamic Economic Systems, Bloomsbury Academic, p. 171, ISBN 9781856490573

[2] "Chronology June 1984—August 1984", Pakistan Horizon, 37 (3): 153–203, 1984, JSTOR 41393708

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