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Government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2009–2013)

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the sixth President of Iran which governed during his second term within the tenth Government of Islamic Republic of Iran.

Second Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Cabinet

10th Cabinet of Islamic Republic of Iran
President
Last meeting of cabinet, 31 July 2013
Date formed3 August 2009
Date dissolved3 August 2013
People and organisations
Head of stateAli Khamenei
Head of governmentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Head of government's history
List
Deputy head of governmentMohammad Reza Rahimi
No. of ministers21
Ministers removed11
Total no. of members32
History
Election(s)Iranian presidential election, 2009
Legislature term(s)8th term
9th term
PredecessorAhmadinejad I
SuccessorRouhani I

2009 appointments edit

President Ahmadinejad announced controversial ministerial appointments for his second term. Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei was briefly appointed as first vice president, but opposed by a number of Majlis members and by the intelligence minister, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i. Mashaei followed orders to resign. Ahmadinejad then appointed Mashaei as chief of staff, and fired Mohseni-Eje'i.[1]

On 26 July 2009, Ahmadinejad's government faced a legal problem after he sacked four ministers. Iran's constitution (Article 136) stipulates that, if more than half of its members are replaced, the cabinet may not meet or act before the Majlis approves the revised membership.[2] The Vice Chairman of the Majlis announced that no cabinet meetings or decisions would be legal, pending such a reapproval.[3]

The main list of 21 cabinet appointments was announced on 19 August 2009.[citation needed] On 4 September, Parliament of Iran approved 18 of the 21 candidates and rejected three of them, including two women. Sousan Keshavarz, Mohammad Aliabadi, and Fatemeh Ajorlou were not approved by Parliament for the Ministries of Education, Energy, and Welfare and Social Security respectively.[4] Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi won approval as health minister, making her Iran's first woman minister since the Islamic revolution.[5]

2011 merges and dismissals edit

On 9 May, Ahmedinejad announced Ministries of Petroleum and Energy would merge, as would Industries and Mines with Commerce, and Welfare with Labour. On 13 May, he dismissed Masoud Mir-Kazemi (Minister of Petroleum), Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Minister Industry and Mines) and Sadegh Mahsouli (Minister of Welfare). On 15 May, he was announced he would be caretaker minister of the Petroleum Ministry.[6]

From August 2009 to February 2013, a total of nine ministers in the cabinet was dismissed by the Majlis, the last of who was labor minister, Reza Sheykholeslam at the beginning of February 2013.[7]

Cabinet edit

The cabinet included the following members:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Presidential Administration
President of Iran3 August 20093 August 2013 ABII
First Vice President13 September 20093 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Head of President's Office25 July 20091 December 2012 CPSS[8]
Mir-Hassan Mousavi
1 December 20123 August 2013 Nonpartisan[9]
Chief of Staff19 September 20099 April 2011 CPSS
9 April 20113 August 2013 CPSS
Economic Affairs Spokesperson10 January 20103 August 2013 Nonpartisan[10]
Political Affairs Spokesperson10 January 201030 November 2012 Nonpartisan[10]
Spokesperson11 December 20123 August 2013 FIRS[11]
Secretary
Majid Doust-Ali
3 August 200922 September 2010 Nonpartisan[12]
Ali Sadoughi
22 September 20102 September 2013 Nonpartisan[13]
Ministers
Minister of Education
Ramezan Mohsenpour
*		6 September 200915 November 2009 Nonpartisan[14]
15 November 200915 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Communications3 September 20092 December 2012 ABII
*2 December 20122 February 2013 Nonpartisan
2 February 201315 August 2013 Military
Minister of Intelligence3 September 200915 August 2013 CPSS
Minister of Finance3 September 200915 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Foreign Affairs3 September 200913 December 2010 FFLIL
13 December 201015 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Commerce3 September 20093 August 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of Health3 September 200927 December 2012 FFLIL
27 December 201215 August 2013 SDIR
Minister of Cooperatives3 September 20093 August 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of Cooperatives, Labour,
and Social Welfare		3 August 20113 February 2013 CPSS
4 February 201315 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Agriculture3 September 200915 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Justice3 September 200915 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Defence3 September 200915 August 2013 Military
Minister of Roads3 September 20091 February 2011 Nonpartisan
*7 February 201126 June 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of Roads & Urban Development26 June 201115 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Welfare*6 September 200915 November 2009 Nonpartisan[14]
15 November 20093 August 2011 CPSS
Minister of Industries3 September 200915 May 2011 Nonpartisan
*15 May 20113 August 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of Industries, Mines and Business3 August 201115 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Minister of Science3 September 200915 August 2013 FPP
Minister of Culture3 September 200915 August 2013 Center for Islamic Iran Academics
Minister of Labour3 September 20093 August 2011 CPSS
Minister of Interior3 September 200915 August 2013 Military
Minister of Housing3 September 200926 June 2011 Nonpartisan
Minister of Petroleum3 September 200916 May 2011 Military
*16 May 20112 June 2011 ABII
*2 June 20113 August 2011 ABII
3 August 201115 August 2013 Military
Minister of Energy6 September 200915 August 2013 Military[14]
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports26 June 201115 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Vice President
Enforcing the Constitution Vice President27 May 20123 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Executive Vice President9 April 20113 August 2013 CPSS
Foreign Affairs Vice President9 August 20113 August 2013 ABII
Women and Family Affairs Vice President27 July 20138 October 2013 Nonpartisan
Planning and Strategic Supervision
Vice President		17 July 200927 May 2012 Nonpartisan
Behrouz Moradi
27 May 20123 August 2013 Nonpartisan
Parliamentary Affairs Vice President13 September 200927 May 2012 Nonpartisan
27 May 20121 September 2013 SDIR
Management Development and
Human Resources Vice President		25 October 200927 May 2012 SDIR[15]
27 May 201226 December 2012 Nonpartisan
26 December 20123 August 2013 FIRS
Legal Affairs Vice President30 November 200911 August 2013 Nonpartisan[16]
Martyrs Vice President17 July 200915 September 2013 SDIR[17]
Elites Vice President21 September 20095 October 2013 ABII[18]
Atomic Energy Vice President17 July 200913 December 2010 Nonpartisan[17]
*13 December 201013 February 2011 Nonpartisan
13 February 201115 August 2013 AIRL
Physical Education Vice President25 August 200926 June 2011 ABII[19]
Environment Vice President2 September 20093 August 2013 ABII
National Youth Vice President24 July 200928 November 2010 CPSS[17]
Homayoun Hamidi
*		15 February 201126 June 2011 Nonpartisan[20]
Cultural Heritage Vice President19 July 200919 May 2011 CPSS[17]
19 May 20114 January 2012 Nonpartisan
Mir-Hassan Mousavi
4 January 20127 December 2012 Nonpartisan
7 December 20123 August 2013 CPSS
Aides
Senior Aide17 July 20093 August 2013 ABII[17]
Special Aide26 December 20113 August 2013 Nonpartisan[21]
  1. ^ Acting from 2 February to 26 February 2013
  2. ^ Acting from 13 December 2010 to 30 January 2011
  3. ^ Acting from 27 December 2012 to 17 March 2013
  4. ^ Acting from 4 February to 5 May 2013
  5. ^ Acting from 6 September to 15 November 2009
  6. ^ Acting from 26 June to 3 August 2011
* Acting

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Daragahi, Borzou; Mostaghim, Ramin (27 July 2009). "Iranian president fires two top officials; 2 more protesters reportedly killed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ Deshmukh, Jay (26 July 2009). "Ahmadinejad 'sacks four Iran ministers'". AFP. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "باهنر: جلسات دولت نهم از این پس غیرقانونی است". Aftabnews (in Persian). 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Iran backs first woman minister". BBC News. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ Borger, Julian (3 September 2009). "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet includes female minister and man wanted over terror attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ Nasseri, Ladane (15 May 2011). "Ahmadinejad to Run Iran's Oil Ministry After Minister Dismissed". Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Bloomberg News. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ^ Rezaian, Jason (3 February 2013). "Iran's parliament dismisses another Ahmadinejad minister". Washington Post. Tehran. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Saeedlou became head of the President's Office" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Mashaei succeeded by a person from Mazandaran" (in Persian). Shomal News. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b "New Spokespersons of Government" (in Persian). Aftab Online. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Elham appointed as the Spokesperson of Government" (in Persian). Tasnim News Agency. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Doust-Ali appointed as the new Secretary of Cabinet" (in Persian). Asr-e Iran. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Appointment of the Secretary of Cabinet" (in Persian). Government of Iran. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  14. ^ a b c "Appointment of acting ministers" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Appointment of Vice President for Management Development and Human Resources" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Fatemeh Bodaghi Appointed as Vice President for Legal Affairs" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d e "7 New Appointments" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Nasrin Soltankhah became Vice President for science and technology" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Saeedlou became head of the Physical Education Organization" (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Homayoun Hamidi appointed as head of the National Youth Organization" (in Persian). Government of Iran. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  21. ^ "New appointment for Mehrabian" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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