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

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] 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.[3][4] Ali Jannati, son of the prominent Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, is seen as is politically closer to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.[5]

Minister of CultureForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Ali Jannati2343612Yes[6]
Minister of CultureForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Reza Salehi Amiri180896Yes[7]

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.[8]

Minister of PetroleumForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh16610413Yes[6]

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.[9]

Minister of Foreign AffairsForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mohammad Javad Zarif2323613Yes[6]

Ministry of Agricultural

Minister of AgriculturalForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mahmoud Hojjati1778126Yes[6]

Ministry of Communication

Minister of CommunicationForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mahmoud Vaezi2184520Yes[6]

Ministry of Defense

Minister of DefenseForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Hossein Dehghan2691050Yes[6]

Ministry of Finance

Minister of FinanceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Ali Tayebnia27474Yes[6]

Ministry of Education

Minister of EducationForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mohammad Ali Najafi1421339No[6]
Ali Asghar Fani1855724Yes
Minister of EducationForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani1571116Yes

Ministry of Energy

Minister of EnergyForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Hamid Chitchian27275Yes[6]

Ministry of Health

Minister of HealthForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Hassan Hashemi260186Yes[6]

Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade

Minister of IndustriesForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mohammadreza Nematzadeh1996024Yes[6]

Ministry of Intelligence

Minister of IntelligenceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mahmoud Alavi2273818Yes[6]

Ministry of Interior

Minister of InteriorForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli256199Yes[6]

Ministry of Justice

Minister of JusticeForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mostafa Pourmohammadi2016419Yes[6]

Ministry of Labour

Minister of LabourForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Ali Rabei16310021Yes[6]

Ministry of Science

Minister of ScienceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Jafar Meyli Monfared10516215No[6]
Reza Farajidana1597032Yes
Impeachment of Minister of ScienceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Reza Farajidana11014515No[6]
Minister of ScienceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mahmoud Nili791607No
Fakhruddin Danesh-Ashtiani7017116No
Mohammad Farhadi1972810Yes

Ministry of Transportation

Minister of TransportationForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Abbas Ahmad Akhondi15910718Yes[6]

Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs

Minister of Sports and Youth AffairsForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Masoud Soltanifar[6]11714818No
Reza Salehi Amiri10714113No
Nasrollah Sajjadi[10]12410722No
Mahmoud Goudarzi[11]1994424Yes
Minister of Sports and Youth AffairsForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Masoud Soltanifar193729Yes

Second cabinet

Ministry of Culture

Minister of CultureForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Abbas Salehi2422521Yes

Ministry of Petroleum

Minister of PetroleumForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh2412520Yes

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign AffairsForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mohammad Javad Zarif2362626Yes

Ministry of Agricultural

Minister of AgriculturalForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mahmoud Hojjati1649423Yes

Ministry of Communication

Minister of CommunicationForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mohammad Javad Jahromi1521207Yes

Ministry of Defense

Minister of DefenseForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Amir Hatami2611013Yes

Ministry of Finance

Minister of FinanceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Masoud Karbasian2403115Yes
Impeachment of Minister of ScienceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Masoud Karbasian12113732No[6]

Ministry of Education

Minister of EducationForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mohammad Bathaei2383513Yes

Ministry of Energy

Minister of EnergyForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Habibollah Bitaraf13213317No
Reza Ardakanian2253813Yes

Ministry of Health

Minister of HealthForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi2531814Yes

Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade

Minister of IndustriesForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mohammad Shariatmadari2412520Yes

Ministry of Intelligence

Minister of IntelligenceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mahmoud Alavi2522213Yes

Ministry of Interior

Minister of InteriorForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli2502513Yes

Ministry of Justice

Minister of JusticeForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Alireza Avayi2441823Yes

Ministry of Labour

Minister of LabourForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Ali Rabei1917915Yes
Impeachment of Minister of LabourForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Ali Rabei11112950No[6]

Ministry of Science

Minister of ScienceForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Mansour Gholami1808214Yes

Ministry of Transportation

Minister of TransportationForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Abbas Akhoundi1887514Yes

Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs

Minister of Sports and Youth AffairsForAgainstAbstentionsConfirmation
Masoud Soltanifar2253920Yes

References

  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. "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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