Confirmations of Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet
This article mentions the introduction and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful cabinet nominees of Hassan Rouhani First and Second Administrations.
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First cabinet
Confirmation process
The voting process began on 12 August 2013 and was continued until 15 August.[1] On 15 August 2013, Parliament members confirmed 15 ministers and rejected three of them, namely those proposed to head the ministries of education, science, research and technology; and sports and youth.[2][3] 284 out of 290 members of the Parliament were present at the session.
Ministry of Culture
Ali Jannati announced his nomination for minister of culture.[4][5] Ali Jannati, son of the prominent Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, is seen as is politically closer to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.[6]
Minister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
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Ali Jannati | 234 | 36 | 12 | Yes[7] |
Minister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reza Salehi Amiri | 180 | 89 | 6 | Yes[8] |
Ministry of Petroleum
Hassan Rouhani nominated Bijan Zanganeh to return to the post of petroleum minister, which he held under Iran's reformist government from 1997 to 2005.[9]
Minister of Petroleum | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh | 166 | 104 | 13 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
There were many candidates for ministry of foreign affairs: Ali Akbar Salehi, Kamal Kharazi, Sadegh Kharazi, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mahmoud Vaezi.[10]
Minister of Foreign Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Javad Zarif | 232 | 36 | 13 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Agricultural
Minister of Agricultural | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Hojjati | 177 | 81 | 26 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Communication
Minister of Communication | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
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Mahmoud Vaezi | 218 | 45 | 20 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Defense
Minister of Defense | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hossein Dehghan | 269 | 10 | 50 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Tayebnia | 274 | 7 | 4 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Ali Najafi | 142 | 133 | 9 | No[7] |
Ali Asghar Fani | 185 | 57 | 24 | Yes |
Minister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani | 157 | 111 | 6 | Yes |
Ministry of Energy
Minister of Energy | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hamid Chitchian | 272 | 7 | 5 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Health
Minister of Health | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hassan Hashemi | 260 | 18 | 6 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade
Minister of Industries | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammadreza Nematzadeh | 199 | 60 | 24 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Intelligence
Minister of Intelligence | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Alavi | 227 | 38 | 18 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Interior
Minister of Interior | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | 256 | 19 | 9 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mostafa Pourmohammadi | 201 | 64 | 19 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Science
Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jafar Meyli Monfared | 105 | 162 | 15 | No[7] |
Reza Farajidana | 159 | 70 | 32 | Yes |
Impeachment of Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reza Farajidana | 110 | 145 | 15 | No[7] |
Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Nili | 79 | 160 | 7 | No |
Fakhruddin Danesh-Ashtiani | 70 | 171 | 16 | No |
Mohammad Farhadi | 197 | 28 | 10 | Yes |
Ministry of Transportation
Minister of Transportation | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbas Ahmad Akhondi | 159 | 107 | 18 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Soltanifar[7] | 117 | 148 | 18 | No |
Reza Salehi Amiri | 107 | 141 | 13 | No |
Nasrollah Sajjadi[11] | 124 | 107 | 22 | No |
Mahmoud Goudarzi[12] | 199 | 44 | 24 | Yes |
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Soltanifar | 193 | 72 | 9 | Yes |
Second cabinet
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbas Salehi | 242 | 25 | 21 | Yes |
Ministry of Petroleum
Minister of Petroleum | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
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Bijan Namdar Zanganeh | 241 | 25 | 20 | Yes |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Javad Zarif | 236 | 26 | 26 | Yes |
Ministry of Agricultural
Minister of Agricultural | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Hojjati | 164 | 94 | 23 | Yes |
Ministry of Communication
Minister of Communication | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Javad Jahromi | 152 | 120 | 7 | Yes |
Ministry of Defense
Minister of Defense | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amir Hatami | 261 | 10 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Karbasian | 240 | 31 | 15 | Yes |
Impeachment of Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Karbasian | 121 | 137 | 32 | No[7] |
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Bathaei | 238 | 35 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Energy
Minister of Energy | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Habibollah Bitaraf | 132 | 133 | 17 | No |
Reza Ardakanian | 225 | 38 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Health
Minister of Health | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi | 253 | 18 | 14 | Yes |
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade
Minister of Industries | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Shariatmadari | 241 | 25 | 20 | Yes |
Ministry of Intelligence
Minister of Intelligence | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Alavi | 252 | 22 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Interior
Minister of Interior | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | 250 | 25 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alireza Avayi | 244 | 18 | 23 | Yes |
Ministry of Labour
Minister of Labour | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Rabei | 191 | 79 | 15 | Yes |
Impeachment of Minister of Labour | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Rabei | 111 | 129 | 50 | No[7] |
Ministry of Science
Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mansour Gholami | 180 | 82 | 14 | Yes |
Ministry of Transportation
Minister of Transportation | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbas Akhoundi | 188 | 75 | 14 | Yes |
Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Soltanifar | 225 | 39 | 20 | Yes |
References
- "Iran MPs to vote for Rouhani's cabinet on August 12". Nasim Online. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- "Three ministerial nominees fail to win Iran Majlis confidence vote". PressTV. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- Kamali Dehghan, Saeed (15 August 2013). "Iran's parliament approves 15 of Hassan Rouhani's 18 cabinet ministers". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- Ali Jannati promises open cultural space for artists BBC Persian
- "Iran's New Culture Minister Key Figure in Rouhani's Cabinet". Al Monitor. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- Eight possible new ministers Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Alsharq Alawsat
- "Iranian Parliament Gives Vote of Confidence to Majority of Rouhani's Proposed Ministers". Fars News. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- Iran to reappoint ex-oil minister to job
- رونمایی از کابینه احتمالی دولت یازدهم. Bolanda News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- Sajjadi did not confirmed by parliament in Persian
- Goudarzi became minister of Sports and Youth Affairs in Persian