Ministry of the Royal Court
The Ministry of the Royal 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.[1] It was extensively powerful during Pahlavi dynasty, and had an executive arm named the 'Special Bureau'.[1]
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Dissolved | 11 February 1979 |
| Jurisdiction | Imperial State of Iran |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
| Annual budget | $40 million (1976–77)[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
- Graham, Robert (2011), Iran: The Illusion of Power, Routledge Library Editions: Iran, Routledge, p. 138, ISBN 9780415610537
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