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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.

First cabinet edit

Confirmation process edit

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] 284 out of 290 members of the Parliament were present at the session.

Ministry of Culture edit

Ali Jannati announced his nomination for minister of culture.[3][4] Ali Jannati, son of the prominent Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, is seen as is politically closer to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.[5]

Minister of Culture For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Ali Jannati 234 36 12 Yes[6]
Minister of Culture For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Reza Salehi Amiri 180 89 6 Yes[7]

Ministry of Petroleum edit

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.[8]

Minister of Petroleum For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh 166 104 13 Yes[6]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs edit

There were many candidates for ministry of foreign affairs: Ali Akbar Salehi, Kamal Kharazi, Sadegh Kharazi, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mahmoud Vaezi.[9]

Minister of Foreign Affairs For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mohammad Javad Zarif 232 36 13 Yes[6]

Ministry of Agricultural edit

Minister of Agricultural For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mahmoud Hojjati 177 81 26 Yes[6]

Ministry of Communication edit

Minister of Communication For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mahmoud Vaezi 218 45 20 Yes[6]

Ministry of Defense edit

Minister of Defense For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Hossein Dehghan 269 10 50 Yes[6]

Ministry of Finance edit

Minister of Finance For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Ali Tayebnia 274 7 4 Yes[6]

Ministry of Education edit

Minister of Education For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mohammad Ali Najafi 142 133 9 No[6]
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 edit

Minister of Energy For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Hamid Chitchian 272 7 5 Yes[6]

Ministry of Health edit

Minister of Health For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Hassan Hashemi 260 18 6 Yes[6]

Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade edit

Minister of Industries For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mohammadreza Nematzadeh 199 60 24 Yes[6]

Ministry of Intelligence edit

Minister of Intelligence For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mahmoud Alavi 227 38 18 Yes[6]

Ministry of Interior edit

Minister of Interior For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli 256 19 9 Yes[6]

Ministry of Justice edit

Minister of Justice For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mostafa Pourmohammadi 201 64 19 Yes[6]

Ministry of Labour edit

Minister of Labour For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Ali Rabei 163 100 21 Yes[6]

Ministry of Science edit

Minister of Science For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Jafar Meyli Monfared 105 162 15 No[6]
Reza Farajidana 159 70 32 Yes
Impeachment of Minister of Science For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Reza Farajidana 110 145 15 No[6]
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 edit

Minister of Transportation For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Abbas Ahmad Akhondi 159 107 18 Yes[6]

Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs edit

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Masoud Soltanifar[6] 117 148 18 No
Reza Salehi Amiri 107 141 13 No
Nasrollah Sajjadi[10] 124 107 22 No
Mahmoud Goudarzi[11] 199 44 24 Yes
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Masoud Soltanifar 193 72 9 Yes

Second cabinet edit

Confirmation process edit

Ministry of Culture edit

Minister of Culture For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Abbas Salehi 242 25 21 Yes

Ministry of Petroleum edit

Minister of Petroleum For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh 241 25 20 Yes

Ministry of Foreign Affairs edit

Minister of Foreign Affairs For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mohammad Javad Zarif 236 26 26 Yes

Ministry of Agricultural edit

Minister of Agricultural For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mahmoud Hojjati 164 94 23 Yes

Ministry of Communication edit

Minister of Communication For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mohammad Javad Jahromi 152 120 7 Yes

Ministry of Defense edit

Minister of Defense For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Amir Hatami 261 10 13 Yes

Ministry of Finance edit

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[6]

Ministry of Education edit

Minister of Education For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mohammad Bathaei 238 35 13 Yes

Ministry of Energy edit

Minister of Energy For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Habibollah Bitaraf 132 133 17 No
Reza Ardakanian 225 38 13 Yes

Ministry of Health edit

Minister of Health For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi 253 18 14 Yes

Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade edit

Minister of Industries For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mohammad Shariatmadari 241 25 20 Yes

Ministry of Intelligence edit

Minister of Intelligence For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mahmoud Alavi 252 22 13 Yes

Ministry of Interior edit

Minister of Interior For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli 250 25 13 Yes

Ministry of Justice edit

Minister of Justice For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Alireza Avayi 244 18 23 Yes

Ministry of Labour edit

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[6]

Ministry of Science edit

Minister of Science For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Mansour Gholami 180 82 14 Yes

Ministry of Transportation edit

Minister of Transportation For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Abbas Akhoundi 188 75 14 Yes

Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs edit

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs For Against Abstentions Confirmation
Masoud Soltanifar 225 39 20 Yes

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Kamali Dehghan, Saeed (15 August 2013). "Iran's parliament approves 15 of Hassan Rouhani's 18 cabinet ministers". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. ^ Ali Jannati promises open cultural space for artists BBC Persian
  4. ^ "Iran's New Culture Minister Key Figure in Rouhani's Cabinet". Al Monitor. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ Eight possible new ministers Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Alsharq Alawsat
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "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.
  7. ^ "مجلس به سه وزیر دولت اعتماد کرد + فیلم". November 2016.
  8. ^ Iran to reappoint ex-oil minister to job
  9. ^ رونمایی از کابینه احتمالی دولت یازدهم. Bolanda News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  10. ^ Sajjadi did not confirmed by parliament in Persian
  11. ^ Goudarzi became minister of Sports and Youth Affairs in Persian
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