Government of Manouchehr Eghbal

The cabinet led by Prime Minister Manouchehr Eghbal of Iran lasted for three years between April 1957 and September 1960 making it one of the longest tenure cabinets of the Pahlavi rule.[1] The cabinet succeeded the second cabinet of Hossein Ala' who resigned on 3 April 1957.[2][3]

Government of Manouchehr Eghbal

Cabinet of Pahlavi Iran
Cabinet members on the inauguration day
Date formed4 April 1957 (1957-04-04)
Date dissolvedSeptember 1960 (1960-09)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of governmentManouchehr Eghbal
Total no. of members16
Member partyNationalists' Party
Opposition partyPeople's Party
Opposition leaderAsadollah Alam
History
Advice and consent14 April 1957
17 April 1957
PredecessorGovernment of Hossein Ala'
SuccessorGovernment of Jafar Sharif-Emami

Activities and end

Manouchehr Eghbal's cabinet was inaugurated on 4 April 1957.[2] Eghbal was the head of the Nationalists' Party.[4] The opposition party was People's Party of Asadollah Alam.[4] One of the first activities of the cabinet was to terminate the martial law on 7 April.[5] However, some of the cabinet members were military officers, including Hassan Akhavi and Ahmad Vosuq.[6] Most of the activities of the cabinet were in line with the political agenda of the Shah.[7]

The cabinet program was approved by the Majlis on 14 April receiving 110 favor votes to 0 with 4 abstentions.[2] Three days later on 17 April the cabinet was endorsed by the Senate with 30 favor votes to 0 against votes with 3 abstentions.[2]

The term of the cabinet ended in September 1960 following the general elections held in late August 1960.[5] The Nationalists' Party won the majority at the 200-seat Parliament.[4] However, the Shah annulled the elections.[5] On 6 September Prime Minister Eghbal submitted his resignation to the Shah due to the mass protests over the election results.[4] The cabinet was replaced by the cabinet of Jafar Sharif Emami.[8]

Cabinet members

The cabinet was consisted of the following members:[2]

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime MinisterManouchehr Eghbal4 April 1957September 1960 Nationalists' Party
Deputy Prime MinisterTeymur Bakhtiar4 April 1957September 1960 Military
Minister of Foreign AffairsAligholi Ardalan4 April 19571959 Independent
Abbas Aram195931 August 1960 
Minister of National DefenseAhmad Vosuq4 April 1957September 1960 Military
Minister of InteriorFatollah Jalali4 April 19571958 
Nader Batmanghelidj19581959 Military
Rahmat Allah Atabaki1959September 1960 
Minister of JusticeMohammad Majlisi4 April 1957September 1960 
Minister of AgricultureHassan Akhavi4 April 19571959 Military
Jamshid Amouzegar1959September 1960 
Minister of LaborAgha Khan Bakhtiar4 April 19571959 
Abdolreza Ansari1959September 1960 Nationalists' Party
Minister of FinanceAli Asghar Nasir4 April 1957September 1960 
Minister of HealthAbdul Hussain Raji4 April 1957September 1960 
Minister of EducationMahmud Mehran4 April 1957September 1960 
Minister of Mines and IndustriesJafar Sharif-Emami4 April 1957September 1960 Nationalists' Party
Minister of CustomsAli-Akbar Zargham4 April 1957September 1960 Military
Minister of PostAmir Ghassan Eshraghi4 April 1957September 1960 
Minister of CommerceMustafa Tajadod4 April 1957September 1960 
Minister of AdvisorsKhali Taleghani4 April 1957September 1960 

Reshuffles

Interior Minister Fatollah Jalali was replaced by an army general Nader Batmanghelidj in 1958.[9] Batmanghelidj's term was very brief and ended in 1959 when Rahmat Allah Atabaki replaced him in the post.[10] Agriculture Minister Hassan Akhavi was removed from the office in 1959 due to his opposition to the land reform plans. He was replaced by Jamshid Amouzegar in the post.[11] Agha Khan Bakhtiar, labor minister, was replaced by Abdolreza Ansari who was in office until September 1960.[12]

References
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  9. "Ex-Iranian General, Ambassador Dies". Associated Press. Washington DC. 28 April 1998. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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  11. Siavush Randjbar-Daemi (July 2020). "The Tudeh Party of Iran and the peasant question, 1941–53". Middle Eastern Studies. 56 (6): 4. doi:10.1080/00263206.2020.1781627.
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