Iran Cabinet Ministers list 2017 Portfolio Rouhani Cabinet Appointments
Iran, Middle East May 21, 2017,
Iran Cabinet Ministers list 2017 Portfolio Rouhani Cabinet Appointments
National Presidential election Date: 19 May 2017
The Cabinet of Iran is a formal body composed of government officials, ministers, chosen and led by a President. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Parliament. According to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the President may dismiss members of the cabinet, but must do so in writing, and new appointees must again be approved by the Parliament. The cabinet meets weekly on Saturdays in Tehran. There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it. The president chairs the meetings.
Hassan Rouhani was elected as President of Iran in 2013 presidential election and took office on 3 August 2013. He nominated his coalition cabinet members to the parliament for vote of confidence on the next day. 15 out of 18 designated ministers was confirmed by the parliament.
Iran Presidential election Results 2017
- Reformist candidate Hassan Rouhani wins to be the President of Iran.
Read: Iran Presidential election Results Live 2017 by provinces
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Read: Iran Presidential election Voting Live 2017
New Cabinet has not yet been declared but since President Rouhani has been re elected as president of Iran it is likely he may continue with his current cabinet with some reshuffles.
Office | Incumbent | Party (Affiliation) | Since |
Presidency | |||
President | Hassan Rouhani | Moderation and Development Party | 03-08-2013 |
First Vice President | Eshaq Jahangiri | Executives of Construction Party (R) | 04-08-2013 |
Chief of Staff | Mohammad Nahavandian | Islamic Coalition Party (P) | 04-08-2013 |
Ministers | |||
Agricultural | Mahmoud Hojjati | Islamic Iran Participation Front (R) | 15-08-2013 |
Communication | Mahmoud Vaezi | Moderation and Development Party | 15-08-2013 |
Labour | Ali Rabei | Islamic Labour Party (R) | 15-08-2013 |
Culture | Reza Salehi Amiri | Moderation and Development Party | 01-11-2016 |
Defense | Hossein Dehghan | Independent | 15-08-2013 |
Finance | Ali Tayebnia | Independent Reformist | 15-08-2013 |
Education | Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani | Islamic Iran Participation Front (R) | 01-11-2016 |
Energy | Hamid Chitchian | Independent | 15-08-2013 |
Foreign Affairs | Mohammad Javad Zarif | Independent | 15-08-2013 |
Health | Hassan Hashemi | Independent | 15-08-2013 |
Business | Mohammadreza Nematzadeh | Moderation and Development Party | 15-08-2013 |
Intelligence | Mahmoud Alavi | Resistance Front of Islamic Iran (P) | 15-08-2013 |
Interior | Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | Independent Principlist | 15-08-2013 |
Justice | Mostafa Pourmohammadi | Combatant Clergy Association (P) | 15-08-2013 |
Petroleum | Bijan Namdar Zanganeh | Executives of Construction Party (R) | 15-08-2013 |
Science | Mohammad Farhadi | Islamic Association of Iranian Medical Society (R) | 26-11-2014 |
Transportation | Abbas Ahmad Akhondi | Independent Reformist | 15-08-2013 |
Sports | Masoud Soltanifar | National Trust Party (R) | 01-11-2016 |
Vice Presidents | |||
Atomic Energy | Ali Akbar Salehi | Independent | 16-08-2013 |
Cultural Heritage and Tourism | Zahra Ahmadipour | Independent Reformist | 06-11-2016 |
Environmental Protection | Masoumeh Ebtekar | Islamic Iran Participation Front (R) | 10-09-2013 |
Executive Affairs | Mohammad Shariatmadari | Association for Defence of Revolution Values (R) | 08-10-2013 |
Legal | Majid Ansari | Association of Combatant Clerics (R) | 12-07-2016 |
Martyrs and Veterans | Mohammad-Ali Shahidi | Independent | 05-09-2013 |
Parliamentary | Hossein Ali Amiri | Independent | 12-07-2016 |
National Elites | Sorena Sattari | Independent | 05-10-2013 |
Supervision and Strategic | Mohammad Bagher Nobakht | Moderation and Development Party | 01-09-2013 |
Women and Family Affairs | Shahindokht Molaverdi | Islamic Iran Participation Front (R) | 08-10-2013 |
Administrative and Employment Affairs | Jamshid Ansari | Independent Reformist | 02-08-2016 |
Iran Presidential election Voting Live 2017
- 32 million Iranians have voted in election, i.e nearly 57 % turnout.
- Polls close at 23:00 PM local time, voting hours have been extended as the country has seen in previous elections, amid expectations of a high turnout.
- Iranians overseas also will vote in over 300 locations, including 55 in the U.S., where more than 1 million Iranians live.
- Some 63,500 polling stations opened at 08:00 local time (0330 GMT) Friday for long lines which had already formed around the country where more than 56 million are eligible to vote.
Iran Presidential election Results Live 2017
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Electoral system of Iran
The President of Iran is the country's highest directly elected official, the chief of the executive branch, and the second most important position after the Supreme. The armed forces, Chief judiciary system, state television, and other key governmental organizations are under the control of the Supreme. It is also an informal custom that cabinet ministers for sensitive departments like foreign relations and intelligence are coordinated with the Supreme Leader. Of note, the current long-time Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who has been ruling for nearly three decades, has been issuing decrees and making the final decisions on economy, environment, foreign policy, national planning such as population growth, and everything else in Iran. Khamenei also makes the final decisions on the amount of transparency in elections in Iran, and has fired and reinstated Presidential cabinet appointments.
Candidates for Presidential election 2017
Hassan Rouhani , Mohammad Gharazi, Mostafa Mir-Salim, Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi, Hamid Baqai, , Ezzatollah Zarghami.
Iran Parties and leaders
The Association of the Women of the Islamic Republic, Executives of Construction Party, The Freedom Movement of Iran, Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF), National Trust, The Office for Strengthening Unity (DTV).
Iran Presidential election Results
Iranian presidential election, 2013 |
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
Hassan Rouhani |
Moderation and Development Party |
18,613,329 |
50.88 |
|
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf |
Progress and Justice Population |
6,077,292 |
16.46 |
|
Saeed Jalili |
Stability Front |
4,168,946 |
11.31 |
|
Mohsen Rezaee |
Resistance Front |
3,884,412 |
10.55 |
|
Ali Akbar Velayati |
Front of Followers |
2,268,753 |
6.16 |
|
Mohammad Gharazi |
Independent |
446,015 |
1.22 |
|
Valid votes |
35,458,747 |
96.58 |
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Blank or invalid votes |
1,245,409 |
3.42 |
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Total votes cast |
36,704,156 |
100 |
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Registered voters/turnout |
50,483,192 |
72.70 |