Government of Masoud Pezeshkian

Masoud Pezeshkian Cabinet

14th Cabinet of Islamic Republic of Iran
President of Iran
President Masoud Pezeshkian in 2024
Date formed28 July 2024
People and organisations
Head of stateAli Khamenei
Head of governmentMasoud Pezeshkian
No. of ministers19
History
Election2024 Iranian presidential election
Legislature term12th term
PredecessorGovernment of Mohammad Mokhber

Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth President of Iran. He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024.[1][2] His presidential decree was signed on July 28, 2024, by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, and his government formally started its work.[3][4][5] In his first act as president, Pezeshkian appointed Mohammad Reza Aref as the First Vice President and Mohsen Haji Mirzaei as Chief of Staff.[6] On 21 August, the Islamic Consultative Assembly approved the nomination of Pezeshkian's entire cabinet, the first time it had done since 2001.[7]

Cabinet members

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Portfolio Portrait Minister Party Took office Left office Ref.
President of Iran
President Masoud Pezeshkian Non-Partisan 28 July 2024 Incumbent [8]
Vice presidents of Iran
First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref Non-Partisan 28 July 2024 Incumbent [9]
Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif Independent Politician 1 August 2024 Incumbent [10]
Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohammad Ja'far Ghae'em Panah Islamic Association of Iranian Medical Society 1 August 2024 Incumbent [11]
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Shahram Dabiri Oskuei Welfare and Health Party 4 August 2024 Incumbent [12]
Vice President for Plan and Budget Affairs Hamid Pourmohammadi Non-Partisan 4 August 2024 Incumbent [13]
Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Affairs Hossein Afshin Islamic Society of Students 10 August 2024 Incumbent [14]
Vice President for Atomic Energy Affairs Mohammad Eslami Military 29 August 2021 Incumbent [15]
Vice President for Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Saeed Ohadi Non-Partisan 10 August 2024 Incumbent [16]
Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Zahra Behrouz Azar Union of Islamic Iran People Party 10 August 2024 Incumbent [17]
Vice President for Legal Affairs Majid Ansari Association of Combatant Clerics 22 August 2024 Incumbent [18]
Vice President for Environmental Protection Affairs

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Shina Ansari Non partisan 22 August 2024 Incumbent [19]
Vice President for Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Alaeddin Rafizadeh Non partisan 17 September 2024 Incumbent [20]
Vice President for Rural Development Affairs and disadvantaged Regions Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh Non-Partisan 2 November 2024 Incumbent [21]
Advisors
Supreme Advisor Ali Tayebnia Non-Partisan 4 August 2024 Incumbent [22]
Ministers
Agriculture Jihad Minister Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh Executives of Construction Party 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare Minister Ahmad Meydari Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent [23]
Culture and Guidance Minister

Abbas Salehi Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister

Reza Salehi Amiri Moderation and Development Party 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Defence and Armed Forces Logistics Minister

Aziz Nasirzadeh Military 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Education Minister Alireza Kazemi Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Economic and Finance Affairs Minister

Abdolnaser Hemmati Executives of Construction Party 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi Military 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Foreign Affairs Minister

Abbas Araghchi Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Health and Medical Education Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi Islamic Association of Iranian Medical Society 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Information and Communications Technology Minister

Sattar Hashemi Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Industry, Mine and Trade Minister Mohammad Atabak Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Intelligence Minister

Esmaeil Khatib Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Interior Minister

Eskandar Momeni Military 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Justice Minister

Amin Hossein Rahimi Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Petroleum Minister

Mohsen Paknejad Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Roads and Urban Development Minister

Farzaneh Sadegh Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Science, Research and Technology Minister Hossein Simaee Sarraf Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Sport and Youth Minister Ahmad Donyamali Non-Partisan 21 August 2024 Incumbent
Other Duties
Chief of Staff Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei Non-Partisan 28 July 2024 Incumbent [24]
Supervisor of Presidential Administration Mohammad Ja'far Ghae'em Panah Non-Partisan 1 August 2024 Incumbent [11]
Head of National Elites Foundation Hossein Afshin Islamic Society of Students 10 August 2024 Incumbent [14]
Head of Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami Military 29 August 2021 Incumbent [15]
Head of Martyrs and Veterans Foundation Saeed Ohadi Non-Partisan 10 August 2024 Incumbent [16]
Head of the Foreign Travel Supervision Board Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei Non-Partisan 12 August 2024 Incumbent [25]
Head of Environmental Protection Organization

Shina_Ansari_in_2024

Shina Ansari Non-Partisan 22 August 2024 Incumbent [19]
Head of the Government Information Council Elias Hazrati National Trust Party 28 August 2024 Incumbent [26]
Spokesperson of the Government of Iran Fatemeh Mohajerani Islamic Society of Students 28 August 2024 Incumbent [27]
Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization Alaeddin Rafizadeh Non-Partisan 17 September 2024 Incumbent [28]

References

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  18. ^ "Majid Ansari appointed deputy president for legal affairs". Tehran Times. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  19. ^ a b "shina ansari environment organization - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
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  21. ^ "Iran appoints Sunni politicians as deputy president, provincial governor". IRNA.
  22. ^ Journalist ID: 1847 (2024-08-04). "President Pezeshkian appoints Tayebnia as his senior advisor". IRNA English. Archived from the original on 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
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  24. ^ "Pezeshkian appoints Haji-Mirzaei as his chief of staff". ILNA. 2024-07-28. Archived from the original on 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  25. ^ ""حاجی‌میرزایی" رئیس هیأت نظارت بر مسافرت‌های خارجی کارکنان دولت شد". ایرنا (in Persian). 12 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  26. ^ "فوری: الیاس حضرتی در دولت پزشکیان سمت گرفت/ سخنگوی دولت مشخص شد". اقتصادنیوز (in Persian). 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  27. ^ "Fatemeh Mohajerani elected Iran 1st female govt. spokesperson". Mehr News Agency. 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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Further reading

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Cabinet of Iran
Preceded by Government of Pezeshkian
2024–
Incumbent