Government of Asadollah Alam (1962–63)

Government of Asadollah Alam

Cabinet of Pahlavi Iran
Prime Minister Asadollah Alam
Date formed21 July 1962 (1962-07-21)
Date dissolved18 February 1963 (1963-02-18)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of governmentAsadollah Alam
Total no. of members16
History
PredecessorGovernment of Ali Amini
SuccessorSecond Government of Asadollah Alam

The government formed by Prime Minister Asadollah Alam was inaugurated on 21 July 1962.[1] It succeeded the Government of Ali Amini when Amini resigned from office on 18 July 1962.[2][3]

During the rule of Alam Iran witnessed the acceleration of demonstrations by the religious establishment which made Ruhollah Khomeini a leader of opposition and the increase of land distribution by the state.[4] The tenure of the Alam cabinet ended on 18 February 1963 when Prime Minister Alalm submitted his resignation to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[5] Next cabinet was formed by Asadollah Alam in the same month.[5]

List of ministers

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Eight cabinet members were from the previous cabinet led by Ali Amini.[1]

The cabinet was consisted of the following sixteen members:[1]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister21 July 196219 February 1963 
Deputy Prime Minister21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of War21 July 196219 February 1963 Military
Minister of Foreign Affairs21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of Agriculture21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of Interior21 July 196219 February 1963 Military
Minister of Labor21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of Posts, Telegraph and Telephone
Hushang Samii
21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of Finance21 July 196219 February 1963 Independent
Minister of Roads
Davud Rajabi
21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of Justice
Gholam Hossein Khoshbin
21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of Health21 July 196219 February 1963 Military
Minister of Education21 July 196219 February 1963 Independent
Minister of Commerce21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of State21 July 196219 February 1963 
Minister of State
Masoud Faroghi
21 July 196219 February 1963 

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chronology June 16, 1962-September 15, 1962". The Middle East Journal. 16 (4): 486. Autumn 1962. JSTOR 4323525.
  2. ^ Ali M. Ansari (2001). "The Myth of the White Revolution: Mohammad Reza Shah, 'Modernization' and the Consolidation of Power". Middle Eastern Studies. 37 (3): 12. doi:10.1080/714004408.
  3. ^ Willem M. Floor (1980). "The Revolutionary Character of the Iranian Ulama: Wishful Thinking or Reality?". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 12 (4): 508. doi:10.1017/S0020743800031275. JSTOR 163132.
  4. ^ Parvin Merat Amini (2002). "A Single Party State in Iran, 1975-78: The Rastakhiz Party - the Final Attempt by the Shah to Consolidate his Political Base". Middle Eastern Studies. 38 (1): 152. doi:10.1080/714004438. JSTOR 4284214.
  5. ^ a b "Chronology September 16, 1962-March 15, 1963". The Middle East Journal. 17 (1–2): 113. Winter–Spring 1963. JSTOR 4323557.
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