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| The '''] of ]''' (officially: {{lang-fa|دولت ايران}}, Government of Iran) is a formal body composed of government officials, ministers, chosen and led by a ]. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the ]. According to the ], 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 '''] of ]''' (officially: {{lang-fa|دولت ايران}}, Government of Iran) is a formal body composed of government officials, ministers, chosen and led by a ]. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the ]. According to the ], 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 ]. There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it. The president chairs the meetings. | ||
| ==History== | |||
| Before 1979, under the former Iranian constitution, the cabinet was chosen and led by the ]. The prime minister was nominated by the parliament, subject to a vote of approval, and then appointed to the position by the shah. From November 1948 to March 1951, Shah ] nominated the prime minister instead of the parliament. In each case, after receiving the shah's appointment, the prime minister selected his cabinet to form a government. | |||
| The office of prime minister was removed in 1979 when a new constitution was ratified. | |||
| ==2009 appointments== | ==2009 appointments== | ||
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The Cabinet of Iran (officially: Template:Lang-fa, Government 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.
History
Before 1979, under the former Iranian constitution, the cabinet was chosen and led by the Prime Minister of Iran. The prime minister was nominated by the parliament, subject to a vote of approval, and then appointed to the position by the shah. From November 1948 to March 1951, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi nominated the prime minister instead of the parliament. In each case, after receiving the shah's appointment, the prime minister selected his cabinet to form a government.
The office of prime minister was removed in 1979 when a new constitution was ratified.
2009 appointments
President Ahmadinejad announced controversial ministerial appointments for his second term. Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei was briefly appointed as first vice president, but opposed by a number of Majlis members and by the intelligence minister, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i. Mashaei followed orders to resign. Ahmadinejad then appointed Mashaei as chief of staff, and fired Mohseni-Eje'i.
On July 26, 2009, Ahmadinejad's government faced a legal problem after he sacked four ministers. Iran's constitution (Article 136) stipulates that, if more than half of its members are replaced, the cabinet may not meet or act before the Majlis approves the revised membership. The Vice Chairman of the Majlis announced that no cabinet meetings or decisions would be legal, pending such a reapproval.
The main list of 21 cabinet appointments was announced on August 19, 2009. On September 4, Parliament of Iran approved 18 of the 21 candidates and rejected three of them, including two women. Sousan Keshavarz, Mohammad Aliabadi, and Fatemeh Ajorlou were not approved by Parliament for the Ministries of Education, Energy, and Welfare and Social Security respectively. Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi is the first woman approved by Parliament as a minister in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2011 merges and dismissals
On 9 May, Ahmedinejad announced Ministries of Petroleum and Energy would merge, as would Industries and Mines with Commerce, and Welfare with Labour. On 13 May, he dismissed Masoud Mir Kazemi (Minister of Petroleum), Aliakbar Mehrabian (Minister Industry and Mines) and Sadeq Mahsouli (Minister of Welfare). On 15 May, he was announced he will be caretaker minister of the Petroleum Ministry.
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