Coalition government of Ahmad Qavam

Coalition government of Ahmad Qavam

cabinet of Iran
Date formed1 August 1946 (1946-08-01)
Date dissolved16 October 1946 (1946-10-16)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Shah
Head of governmentAhmad Qavam
No. of ministers13
Member parties
History
PredecessorQavam VI

Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam formed a short-lived coalition government on 1 August 1946[1] with his Democrat Party of Iran and the left-wing Tudeh Party and Iran Party. He offered three portfolios (Health, culture, and trade and industry) to the communists and gave the ministries of finance and communications to two royalists; while maintained his own control over interior and foreign ministries.[2]

According to Ervand Abrahamian, Qavam did not consult the Shah before forming his cabinet.[2] Shah ordered Qavam to resign on 16 October 1946.[3] Following the resignation, Qavam formed another cabinet without Tudeh and Iran parties.[2]

Cabinet[edit]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Democrat Party
Foreign Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Democrat Party
Interior Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Democrat Party
Agriculture Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Iran Party
Culture Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Tudeh Party
Finance Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Royalist
Justice Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Iran Party
Labor Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Democrat Party
Post & Telegraph Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Royalist
Public Health Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Tudeh Party
Roads Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Military
Trade and Industry Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Tudeh Party
War Minister1 August 194616 October 1946 Military
Minister without portfolio1 August 194616 October 1946 Nonpartisan

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hasanli, Jamil (2013). At the Dawn of the Cold War: The Soviet-American Crisis over Iranian Azerbaijan, 1941-1946. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 332. ISBN 9780742570900.
  2. ^ a b c Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 234−237. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
  3. ^ Ladjevardi, Habib (1985). Labor unions and autocracy in Iran. Syracuse University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-8156-2343-4.
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