Government of Ahmad Qavam

cabinet of Iran
Date formed27 January 1946 (1946-01-27)
Date dissolved31 June 1946 (1946-06-31)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Shah
Head of governmentAhmad Qavam
No. of ministers12
Member parties
History
SuccessorQavam VII

Ahmad Qavam became the Prime Minister of Iran on 27 January 1946, succeeding Ebrahim Hakimi.[1] Qavam who won the competition for office over Hossein Pirnia with 53 to 52 votes, was supported by the Tudeh fraction while deputies associated with the National Will Party voted against him, according to Jamil Hasanli.[2]

He spent three weeks bargaining with the Shah over the composition of his cabinet,[3] and presented his ministers to the parliament on 17 February,[2] before his scheduled trip to Moscow, asking for postponement of the debates for vote of confidence until his return.[3] He deliberately returned just before the end of the 14th term, and expressed his regret for lack of time with "sardonic humor", in the last parliamentary session, when his ministers were approved.[3]

Qavam himself held ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs; while according to Ervand Abrahamian "gave five cabinet posts to his close supporters; yielded two others to court favorites; and handed the War Ministry to General Amir Ahmedi... whose ambitions and independent mind had often disturbed the young shah".[3]

Cabinet

Members of Qavam's cabinet were:

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime Minister27 January 194631 July 1946 Democrat Party[2]
Foreign Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Democrat Party[2]
Interior Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Democrat Party[2]
Deputy Prime Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Democrat Party[2]
Agriculture Minister*10 March 194631 July 1946 Iran Party[2]
Culture Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Democrat Party[2]
Finance Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Nonpartisan[2]
Justice Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Nonpartisan[2]
Post & Telegraph Minister
Sahameddin Ghaffari
10 March 194631 July 1946 Nonpartisan[2]
Public Health Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Democrat Party[2]
Roads Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Military[2]
Trade and Industry Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Nonpartisan[2]
War Minister10 March 194631 July 1946 Military[2]
Minister without portfolio10 March 194631 July 1946 Nonpartisan[2]

References

  1. ^ Hess, Gary R. (March 1974), "The Iranian Crisis of 1945-46 and the Cold War" (PDF), Political Science Quarterly, Academy of Political Science, 89 (1): 117–146, JSTOR 2148118, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-15, retrieved 15 February 2016
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Hasanli, Jamil (2006), At the Dawn of the Cold War: The Soviet-American Crisis over Iranian Azerbaijan, 1941–1946, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, p. 209, ISBN 9780742570900
  3. ^ a b c d Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
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