Government of Ahmad Qavam (1946)

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]

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

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:

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyRef
Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam27 January 194631 July 1946Democrat Party[2]
Foreign Minister Ahmad Qavam10 March 194631 July 1946Democrat Party[2]
Interior Minister Ahmad Qavam10 March 194631 July 1946Democrat Party[2]
Deputy Prime Minister Mozaffar Firouz10 March 194631 July 1946Democrat Party[2]
Agriculture Minister Shamseddin Amir-Alaei*10 March 194631 July 1946Iran Party[2]
Culture Minister Mohammad-Taqi Bahar10 March 194631 July 1946Democrat Party[2]
Finance Minister Morteza-Qoli Bayat10 March 194631 July 1946Nonpartisan[2]
Justice Minister Anoushiravan Sepahbodi10 March 194631 July 1946Nonpartisan[2]
Post & Telegraph Minister Sahameddin Ghaffari10 March 194631 July 1946Nonpartisan[2]
Public Health Minister Manouchehr Eghbal10 March 194631 July 1946Democrat Party[2]
Roads Minister Hossein Firouz10 March 194631 July 1946Military[2]
Trade and Industry Minister Ahmad-Ali Sepehr10 March 194631 July 1946Nonpartisan[2]
War Minister Ahmad Amir-Ahmadi10 March 194631 July 1946Military[2]
Minister without portfolio Ahmad Matin-Daftari10 March 194631 July 1946Nonpartisan[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. 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. Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
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