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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Iran from the creation of the office in 1906 during the Persian Constitutional Revolution, until 1989 when the post was abolished after the constitutional referendum. Prime Minister was the head of government of Iran.

After the Constitutional Revolution, Nasrullah Moshir al-Dowleh was the first and Mir-Hossein Mousavi was the last Prime Minister of Iran. Before the Constitutional Revolution, the head of government was called Grand Vizier (Sadr-e A'zam or Vazir-e A'zam).

Key

Military and non-partisan:

None
Military

Qajar era

Conservatives

Moderate Socialists

Reformists

Democrats

Democrats

Pahlavi era

Reformists

Conservatives

Democrats

Democratic Party

Liberals

National Front

Modern era

Conservatives

Reformists

Liberals

Freedom Movement

Sublime State of Persia (1699–1925)

Premiers of Pre-Constitutional period

Prime Ministers of First Constitutional period (1906–1908)

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Parliament		Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Term	Election	Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
1		Nasrullah Moshir al-Dowleh نصرالله مشیرالدوله (1840–1907)	1 August 1906	7 March 1907	218	None	1st	1906	Moshir al-Dowleh	Mozaffar ad-Din Shah (1896–1907)
1		Nasrullah Moshir al-Dowleh نصرالله مشیرالدوله (1840–1907)	1 August 1906	7 March 1907	218	None	1st	1906	Moshir al-Dowleh	Mohammad Ali Shah (1907–1909)
During this interval, Interior Minister Sultan-Ali Khan (سلطان علی خان) was Acting Prime Minister.
2		Ali-Asghar Atabak علی‌اصغر اتابک (1858–1907)	4 May 1907	31 August 1907^[‡]	119	None	1st	—	Amin al-Soltan
3		Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh احمد مشیرالسلطنه (1844–1918)	16 September 1907	27 October 1907	41	None	1st	—	Moshir al-Saltaneh I
4		Abolqasem Naser al-Molk ابوالقاسم ناصرالملک (1856–1927)	27 October 1907	21 December 1907	55	None	1st	—	Naser al-Molk I
5		Hossein-Qoli Nezam al-Saltaneh حسینقلی نظام‌السلطنه (1832–1908)	21 December 1907	21 May 1908	213	None	1st	—	Nezam al-Saltaneh

Prime Ministers of Minor Tyranny (1908–1909)

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Parliament		Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Term	Election	Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
(3)		Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh احمد مشیرالسلطنه (1844–1918)	7 June 1908	29 April 1909	326	None	—	—	Moshir al-Saltaneh II	Mohammad Ali Shah (1907–1909)
6		Kamran Mirza کامران میرزا (1856–1929)	29 April 1909	2 May 1909	3	None	—	—	—
7		Javad Sa'd al-Dowleh جواد سعدالدوله (18456–1930)	8 May 1909	13 July 1909	66	None	—	—	Sa'd al-Dowleh

Prime Ministers of Second Constitutional period (1909–1925)

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Parliament		Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Term	Election	Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
During this interval, Supreme Council of Politicians and Clergymen was held governmental affairs.										Ahmad Shah Qajar (1909–1925)
8		Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni محمدولی سپهدار اعظم (1848–1926)	30 September 1909	25 July 1910	298	Moderate Socialists	2nd	1909	Tonekaboni I
9		Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek حسن مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932)	25 July 1910	12 March 1911	230	Democrats	2nd	—	Mostowfi I
(8)		Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni محمدولی سپهدار اعظم (1848–1926)	12 March 1911	26 July 1911	136	Moderate Socialists	2nd	—	Tonekaboni II
10		Najaf-Qoli Samsam al-Saltaneh نجفقلی صمصام‌السلطنه (1846–1930)	26 July 1911	18 January 1913	542	Moderate Socialists	2nd	—	Samsam I
11		Mohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh محمدعلی علاءالسلطنه (1829–1918)	18 January 1913	16 August 1913	210	None	2nd	—	Ala al-Saltaneh I
(9)		Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek حسن مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932)	17 August 1913	14 March 1915	574	Democrats	3rd	1914	Mostowfi II Mostowfi III Mostowfi IV
12		Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935)	14 March 1915	1 May 1915	48	Moderate Socialists	3rd	—	Pirnia I
13		Abdol Majid Mirza عبدالمجید عین‌الدوله (1845–1927)	1 May 1915	18 August 1915	109	None	3rd	—	Eynod-Dowlah I
(9)		Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek حسن مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932)	18 August 1915	24 December 1915	128	Democrats	3rd	—	Mostowfi V
14		Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma عبدالحسین میرزا فرمانفرما (1857–1939)	24 December 1915	29 February 1916	67	Moderate Socialists	—	—	Farmanfarma
(8)		Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni محمدولی سپهدار اعظم (1848–1926)	5 March 1916	29 August 1916	177	Moderate Socialists	—	—	Tonekaboni III
15		Hassan Vosugh al-Dowleh حسن وثوق‌الدوله (1873–1950)	29 August 1916	5 June 1917	280	Democrats	—	—	Vosugh I
(11)		Mohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh محمدعلی علاءالسلطنه (1829–1918)	5 June 1917	21 November 1917	169	None	—	—	Ala al-Saltaneh II
(13)		Abdol Majid Mirza عبدالمجید عین‌الدوله (1845–1927)	21 November 1917	16 January 1918	56	None	—	—	Eynod-Dowlah II
(9)		Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek حسن مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932)	16 January 1918	1 May 1918	105	Democrats	—	—	Mostowfi VI
(10)		Najaf-Qoli Samsam al-Saltaneh نجفقلی صمصام‌السلطنه (1846–1930)	1 May 1918	8 August 1918	99	Moderate Socialists	—	—	Samsam II
(15)		Hassan Vosugh al-Dowleh حسن وثوق‌الدوله (1873–1950)	8 August 1918	3 July 1920	695	Democrats (until 1919)	—	—	Vosugh II Vosugh III
(12)		Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935)	3 July 1920	27 October 1920	86	None	—	—	Pirnia II
16		Fathollah Khan Akbar فتح‌الله خان اکبر (1871–1935)	27 October 1920	22 February 1921	148	None	—	—	Sepahdar Azam
17		Zia'eddin Tabatabaee سید ضیاءالدین طباطبایی (1889–1969)	24 February 1921	4 June 1921	100	None	—	—	Tabatabaee
18		Qavām os-Saltaneh احمد قوام‌السلطنه (1873–1955)	4 June 1921	21 January 1922	231	Reformers' Party	4th	1921	Qavam I Qavam II
(12)		Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935)	21 January 1922	22 June 1922	152	None	4th	—	Pirnia III
(18)		Qavām os-Saltaneh احمد قوام‌السلطنه (1873–1955)	22 June 1922	15 February 1923	238	Reformers' Party	4th	—	Qavam III Qavam IV
(9)		Hassan Mostowfi al-Mamalek حسن مستوفی‌الممالک (1875–1932)	15 February 1923	15 June 1923	120	Revival Party	4th	—	Mostowfi VIII Mostowfi IX
(12)		Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935)	15 June 1923	26 October 1923	133	None	4th	—	Pirnia IV
19		Reza Khan Sardar Sepah رضاخان سردارسپه (1878–1944)	26 October 1923	12 December 1925	778	Military	4th 5th	1923	Reza Khan

Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Parliament		Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Term	Election	Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
—		Mohammad-Ali Foroughi محمدعلی فروغی (1875–1942)	12 December 1925	13 June 1926	183	Revival Party	5th	—	Foroughi I (interim)	Reza Shah (1925–1941)
(9)		Hassan Mostowfi حسن مستوفی (1875–1942)	13 June 1926	2 June 1927	354	Revival Party	6th	1926	Mostowfi X Mostowfi XI Mostowfi XIII
20		Mehdi Hedayat مهدی بیات (1864–1955)	2 June 1927	18 September 1933	2300	Revival Party	6th 7th 8th	1928 1930	Hedayat I Hedayat II Hedayat III Hedayat IV
21		Mohammad-Ali Foroughi محمد علی فروغی (1875–1942)	18 September 1933	3 December 1935	806	Revival Party	9th	1932	Foroughi II Foroughi III
22		Mahmoud Jam محمود جم (1880–1969)	3 December 1935	26 October 1939	1423	None	10th 11th	1935 1937	Jam I Jam II
23		Ahmad Matin-Daftari احمد متین دفتری (1897–1971)	26 October 1939	26 June 1940	244	None	12th	1939	Djam
24		Ali Mansur علی منصور (1886–1974)	26 June 1940	27 August 1941	427	None	12th	—	A. Mansur I
(21)		Mohammad-Ali Foroughi محمدعلی فروغی (1875–1942)	27 August 1941	9 March 1942	194	None	12th 13th	1941	Foroughi IV Foroughi V Foroughi VI Foroughi VII	Mohammad Reza Shah (1941–1979)
25		Ali Soheili علی سهیلی (1896–1958)	9 March 1942	9 August 1942	153	None	13th	—	Soheili I
(18)		Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955)	9 August 1942	15 February 1943	190	None	13th	—	Qavam V
(25)		Ali Soheili علی سهیلی (1896–1958)	15 February 1943	6 April 1944 1944	416	None	—	—	Soheili II
26		Mohammad Sa'ed محمد ساعد (1881–1973)	6 April 1944	25 November 1944	233	None	14th	1943–44	Sa'ed I Sa'ed II Sa'ed III
27		Morteza-Qoli Bayat مرتضی‌قلی بیات (1890–1958)	25 November 1944	13 May 1945	169	None	14th	—	Bayat
—		Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959)	13 May 1945	6 June 1945	24	None	14th	—	Hakimi I (interim)
28		Mohsen Sadr محسن صدر (1871–1962)	6 June 1945	30 October 1945	146	None	14th	—	Sadr
29		Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959)	30 October 1945	28 January 1946	90	None	14th	—	Hakimi II
(18)		Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955)	28 January 1946	18 December 1947	689	Democratic Party	14th 15th	1947	Qavam VI Qavam VII Qavam VII Qavam IX Qavam X
30		Mohammad-Reza Hekmat احمد قوام (1891–1978)	18 December 1947	29 December 1947	11	Democratic Party	15th	—	—
(29)		Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959)	29 December 1947	13 June 1948	167	None	15th	—	Hakimi III
31		Abdolhossein Hazhir ابراهیم حکیمی (1902–1949)	13 June 1948	9 November 1948	149	None	15th	—	Hazhir
(26)		Mohammad Sa'ed محمد ساعد (1881–1973)	9 November 1948	23 March 1950	499	None	15th	—	Sa'ed IV
(24)		Ali Mansur علی منصور (1886–1974)	23 March 1950	26 June 1950	95	None	16th	1950	A. Mansur II
32		Ali Razmara علی رزم‌آرا (1901–1951)	26 June 1950	7 March 1951^[‡]	95	Military	16th	—	Razmara
—		Khalil Fahimi خلیل فهیمی (1876–1953)	7 March 1951	12 March 1951	5	None	16th	—	Razmara
33		Hossein Ala' حسین علاء (1882–1964)	12 March 1951	27 April 1951	46	None	16th	—	Ala' I
34		Mohammad Mosaddegh محمد مصدق (1882–1967)	28 April 1951	17 July 1952	446	National Front	16th	—	Mosaddegh I
(19)		Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955)	17 July 1952	22 July 1952	5	None	16th	—	Qavam XI
(34)		Mohammad Mosaddegh محمد مصدق (1882–1967)	22 July 1952	19 August 1953	393	National Front	17th	1952	Mosaddegh II
35		Fazlollah Zahedi فضل‌الله زاهدی (1897–1963)	19 August 1953	7 April 1955	596	Military	18th	1954	Zahedi
(33)		Hossein Ala' حسین علاء (1882–1964)	7 April 1955	3 April 1957	727	None	18th	—	Ala' II
36		Manouchehr Eghbal منوچهر اقبال (1909–1977)	3 April 1957	31 August 1960	1246	Nationalists’ Party	19th	1956	Eghbal
37		Jafar Sharif-Emami جعفر شریف‌امامی (1910–1998)	31 August 1960	5 May 1961	247	Nationalists’ Party	—	1960	Sharif-Emami I
38		Ali Amini علی امینی (1905–1992)	5 May 1961	19 July 1962	410	None	20th	1961	Amini
39		Asadollah Alam اسدالله علم (1919–1978)	19 July 1962	7 March 1964	627	People's Party	20th	—	Alam I Alam II
40		Hassan-Ali Mansur حسنعلی منصور (1923–1965)	7 March 1964	26 January 1965^[‡]	325	New Iran Party	21st	1963	H.Mansur
41		Amir-Abbas Hoveyda امیرعباس هویدا (1919–1979)	26 January 1965	7 August 1977	4576	New Iran Party (until 1975)	21st 22nd 23rd 24th	1967 1971 1975	Hoveyda I Hoveyda II Hoveyda III Hoveyda IV Hoveyda V Hoveyda VI
41		Amir-Abbas Hoveyda امیرعباس هویدا (1919–1979)	26 January 1965	7 August 1977	4576	Rastakhiz Party (from 1975)	21st 22nd 23rd 24th	1967 1971 1975
42		Jamshid Amouzegar جمشید آموزگار (1923–2016)	7 August 1977	27 August 1978	385	Rastakhiz Party	24th	—	Amouzegar I Amouzegar II
(37)		Jafar Sharif-Emami جعفر شریف‌امامی (1910–1998)	27 August 1978	6 November 1978	71	Rastakhiz Party	24th	—	Sharif-Emami II
43		Gholam Reza Azhari غلامرضا ازهاری (1912–2001)	6 November 1978	4 January 1979	59	Military	24th	—	Azhari
44		Shapour Bakhtiar شاپور بختیار (1914–1991)	4 January 1979	11 February 1979	38	National Front^{[n 1]}	24th	—	Bakhtiar

Interim Government of Iran (1979)

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Parliament		Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Term	Election	Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
—		Mehdi Bazargan مهدی بازرگان (1907–1995)	4 February 1979	1 April 1979	56	Freedom Movement	—	—	Bazargan (interim)	Council of Revolution^{[n 2]}

Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present)

Prime Ministers (1979–1989)

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	Parliament		Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Term	Election	Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
45		Mehdi Bazargan مهدی بازرگان (1907–1995)	1 April 1979	6 November 1979	219	Freedom Movement	Const.	1979	Bazargan (interim)	Ruhollah Khomeini (1979–1989)
During this interval, Sadeq Tabatabaei (صادق طباطبائی) was de facto Acting Prime Minister.
46		Mohammad-Ali Rajai محمد علی رجایی (1933–1981)	12 August 1980	4 August 1981	357	Islamic Republican Party	1st	1980	Rajai
47		Mohammad-Javad Bahonar محمدجواد باهنر (1933–1981)	4 August 1981	30 August 1981^[‡]	26	Islamic Republican Party	1st	—	Bahonar
—		Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi محمدرضا مهدوی کنی (1931–2014)	2 September 1981	31 October 1981	62	Combatant Clergy Association	1st	—	Mahdavi Kani (interim)
48		Mir-Hossein Mousavi میرحسین موسوی (1942–)	31 October 1981	14 August 1989	2844	Islamic Republican Party (until 1987)	1st 2nd 3rd	1984 1988	Mousavi I Mousavi II

Presidents as Head of Government (1989–present)

№	President		Term of office			Political Party	Parliament		Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Term	Election	Government	Head of State (Reign / Term)
—		Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی (1934–2017)	14 August 1989	3 August 1997	2911	Combatant Clergy Association	3rd 4th 5th	1992 1996	Hashemi I Hashemi II	Ali Khamenei (1989–present)
—		Mohammad Khatami محمد خاتمی (1943–)	3 August 1997	3 August 2005	2922	Association of Combatant Clerics	5th 6th 7th	2000 2004	Khatami I Khatami II
—		Mahmoud Ahmadinejad محمود احمدی نژاد (1956–)	3 August 2005	3 August 2013	2922	Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran	7th 8th 9th	2008 2012	Ahmadinejad I Ahmadinejad II
—		Hassan Rouhani حسن روحانی (1948–)	3 August 2013	Incumbent	4166	Moderation and Development Party	9th 10th	2016	Rouhani I Rouhani II

Notes

^† Died in office / ^‡ assassinated.

^ Bakhtiar was an official member of NF, but he was fired from party after accepting PM post.
^ No official head of state, Ruhollah Khomeini as leader of the revolution.

References

Dowlathā-ye Īrān : az Mīrzā Naṣr Allāh Khān Moshīr al-Dowleh tā Mīr Ḥuseyn Mūsavī : aʻz̤ā-ye kābīnehā, sharḥ-e ḥāl, ʻaks, nemūne-ye emz̤āʼ va dastkhaṭṭ-e nakhostvazīrān, vazīrān va moʻāvenīn-e nakhostvazīr : bar asās-e daftar-e s̲abt-e kābīnehā-ye nakhostvazīrī [The governments of Iran : From Mīrzā Naṣr Allāh Khān Moshīr al-Dowleh to Mīr Ḥuseyn Mūsavī : Members of cabinets, biographies, photos, signature samples and handwriting exemplars of prime ministers, ministers and deputy prime ministers : On the basis of the prime minister's office records] (in Persian). Tehrān: Sāzmān-e Chāp va Enteshārāt, Vezārat-e Farhang va Ershād-e Eslāmī. 1999. ISBN 978-964-422-147-7.
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Ettehadieh, Mansoureh (2011). "CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VI, Fasc. 2. pp. 199–202.
Calmard, J. (2011). "ATĀBAK-E AʿẒAM, AMĪN-AL-SOLṬĀN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 8. pp. 878–890.
Mir, Cyrus (1999). "FARMĀNFARMĀ, ʿABD-AL-ḤOSAYN MĪRZĀ". Encyclopaedia Iranica. However, the birth year indicated there (1858) does not agree with his WorldCat entry and with his VIAF entry, both of which give 1857.

Iran, List of Prime Ministers of Category:Government of Iran Category:Politics of Iran Prime ministers

[1] Bakhtiar was an official member of NF, but he was fired from party after accepting PM post.

[2] No official head of state, Ruhollah Khomeini as leader of the revolution.

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[n 2]

v t e Prime ministers of Iran (list)
Qajar Iran (1907–1925)	Afkham* Atabak Moshir al-Saltaneh Naser ol-Molk Nezam as-Saltaneh Moshir al-Saltaneh Sa'd al-Dowleh* Tonekaboni Mostowfi Tonekaboni Samsam al-Saltaneh Ala ol-Saltaneh Mostowfi Pirnia Eyn-ed-Dowleh Mostowfi Farman Farma Tonekaboni Vosugh Ala ol-Saltaneh Eyn-ed-Dowleh Mostowfi Samsam al-Saltaneh Vosugh Pirnia Fathollah Khan Akbar Tabatabaee Qavam Pirnia Qavam Mostowfi Pirnia Reza Khan
Pahlavi Iran (1925–1979)	Foroughi* Mostowfi Hedayat Foroughi Djam Matin-Daftari A. Mansur Foroughi Soheili Qavam Soheili Sa'ed Bayat Hakimi Sadr Hakimi Qavam Hekmat Hakimi Hazhir Sa'ed A. Mansur Razmara Fahimi* Ala' Mosaddegh Qavam Mosaddegh Zahedi Ala' Eghbal Sharif-Emami Amini Alam H. Mansur Hoveyda Amouzegar Sharif-Emami Azhari Bakhtiar
Interim Government of Iran (1979)	Bazargan
Islamic Republic of Iran (since 1979)	Rajai Bahonar Mahdavi Kani Mousavi Post abolished in 1989
*Acting

Key

Sublime State of Persia (1699–1925)

Premiers of Pre-Constitutional period

Prime Ministers of First Constitutional period (1906–1908)

Prime Ministers of Minor Tyranny (1908–1909)

Prime Ministers of Second Constitutional period (1909–1925)

Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)

Interim Government of Iran (1979)

Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present)

Prime Ministers (1979–1989)

Presidents as Head of Government (1989–present)

Notes

See also

References