Government of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1974–1977)

The sixth Hoveyda government was a cabinet of Iran led by Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda that was formed on 27 May 1974 and presented to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 29 May. Hoveyda reshuffled in the cabinet on 8 November 1976, replacing all of his ministers. The government was dissolved in August 1977 and replaced by that of new Prime Minister Jamshid Amouzegar.^[1]

Government of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1974–1977)
Cabinet of the Imperial State of Iran
Date formed	29 May 1974 (1974-05-29)
Date dissolved	7 August 1977 (1977-08-07)
People and organisations
Head of state	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of government	Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Deputy head of government	Mahmoud Qavam Sadri
No. of ministers	18
History
Legislature term	24th Iranian Majlis
Predecessor	Hoveyda V
Successor	Amouzegar

Background

On 27 May 1974, Hoveyda appointed Hushang Ansary as minister of finance, replacing Jamshid Amouzegar.^[2] Amouzegar was then made minister of interior.^[2]

The same day, Hoveyda established the Ministry of Industry and Mines, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Social Welfare.^[3] He also reorganized the existing Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Information and Tourism.^[3]

Other appointments included Karim Motamedi as minister of post and telecommunications, Gholamreza Kianpour as minister of information, Fereydoun Mahdavi as minister of commerce, Abdol Hossein-Samii as minister of science and higher education, Reza Azimi as minister of war, Iraj Vahidi as minister of energy, Farrokh Najmabadi as minister of industry and Mines and incumbent Abbas Ali Khalatbari as minister of foreign affairs.^[4][5]

Cabinet

Cabinet members were as follows:

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Amir-Abbas Hoveyda	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Agriculture	Mansour Rouhani	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Commerce	Fereydoun Mahdavi	29 May 1974	9 November 1976		Rastakhiz Party
	Manouchehr Taslimi	9 November 1976	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Culture and Art	Mehrdad Pahlbod	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Culture and Higher Education	Manouchehr Shahgholi	29 May 1974	22 September 1975		Rastakhiz Party
	Abdol Hossein-Samii	22 September 1975	9 November 1976		Rastakhiz Party
	Ghassem Motamedi	9 November 1976	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Education	Farrokhroo Parsa	29 May 1974	22 September 1975		Rastakhiz Party
	Ahmad Houshang Sharifi	22 September 1975	9 November 1976		Rastakhiz Party
	Manouchehr Ganji	9 November 1976	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Hushang Ansary	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Energy	Iraj Vahidi	29 May 1974	3 June 1976		Rastakhiz Party
	Parviz Hekmat	3 June 1976	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abbas Ali Khalatbari	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Nonpartisan
Minister of Health	Anoushirvan Pouyan	29 May 1974	3 October 1975		Rastakhiz Party
	Shojaeddin Shiekholeslamzadeh	3 October 1975	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Housing	Homayoun Jabri Ansari	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of War	Reza Azimi	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Military
Minister of Interior	Jamshid Amouzegar	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Justice	Sadegh Ahmadi	29 May 1974	3 November 1976		Rastakhiz Party
	Gholamreza Kianpour	3 November 1976	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone	Karim Mo'tamedi	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Roads and Transportation	Hassan Shalchian	29 May 1974	22 September 1975		Nonpartisan
	Javad Shahrestani	22 September 1975	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs	Amir Ghassem Moeinian	29 May 1974	1 November 1976		Rastakhiz Party
	Manouchehr Azmoun	1 November 1976	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Information and Tourism	Gholamreza Kianpour	29 May 1974	3 November 1976		Rastakhiz Party
	Karim Pasha Bahadori	3 November 1976	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Industries and Mines	Farrokh Najmabadi	29 May 1974	3 November 1976		Rastakhiz Party
	Mohammad-Reza Amin	3 November 1976	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Minister of Cooperation and Rural Affairs	Reza Zedkiani	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Ministers without portfolio
Women Affairs	Mahnaz Afkhami	31 December 1975	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Plan and Budget	Abdol Majid Majidi	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Endowment	Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Vice Prime Ministers
Deputy Prime Minister	Mahmoud Qavam Sadri	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Deputy Prime Minister	Hossein Tedin	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Deputy Prime Minister	Mahmoud Behrooz	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Military
Director of Civil Defense Affairs	Mohsen Mobasser	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Military
Financial Affairs	Ahmad Kasifi	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Director of SAVAK	Nematollah Nassiri	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Military
President of the Atomic Energy Organization	Akbar Etemad	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
President of the Department of Environment	Eskander Firouz	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party
Secretary-General of the ARAO	Amin AliMard	29 May 1974	7 August 1977		Rastakhiz Party