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| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 11 February 1979 |
| Jurisdiction | Imperial State of Iran |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
| Annual budget | $40 million (1976–77)[1] |
The Ministry of the Imperial Court (Persian: وزارت دربار شاهنشاهی) was an organization in Iran that acted as an intermediary between the Shah of Iran and government branches, including the cabinet and the parliament. It was founded under the Qajar dynasty and was abandoned after the Iranian revolution in 1979.[1] It was extensively powerful during Pahlavi dynasty, and had an executive arm named the 'Special Bureau'.[1]
The minister of court never sat the in cabinet meetings, however his position ranked on par with Prime Minister of Iran.[1]
List of ministers
Qajar dynasty
- Mohammad Rahim Khan Ala (1903–1920)
- Amin-os-soltan Ibrahim Khan (1920–1921)
- Amin-os-soltan Ali Ashgar Khan (1921–1925)
Pahlavi dynasty
- Abdol Hossein Teymourtash (1925–1932)
Dissolution of the Ministry of the Imperial Court (1932–1939)
- Mahmoud Jam (1939–1941)
- Mohammad Ali Farzin (1941–1942)
- Mohammad Ali Foroughi (1942)
- Hossein Ala' (1942–1945)
- Ebrahim Hakimi (? – 1947)
- Mahmoud Djam (1947 – ?) (2nd time)
- Abdolhossein Hazhir (July 1949 – February 1949)
- Ebrahim Hakimi (1949–1950) (2nd time)
- Hossein Ala' (1950–1950) (2nd time)
- Hossein Ala' (1951–1953) (3rd time)
- Abol Ghasem Amini (April 1953 – August 1953)
- Hossein Ala' (1953–1955) (4th time)
- Manouchehr Eghbal (1956–1957)
- Hossein Ala' (1957–1963) (5th time)
- Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (1963–1967)
- Asadollah Alam (1967–1977)
- Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1977–1978)
- Aligholi Ardalan (1978–1979)
References
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