Coalition government of Ahmad Qavam

cabinet of Iran
Date formed| 1 August 1946 (1946-08-01)
Date dissolved| 16 October 1946 (1946-10-16)
People and organisations
Head of state| Mohammad Reza Shah
Head of government| Ahmad Qavam
No. of ministers| 13
Member parties|

* Democrat Party
* Tudeh Party
* Iran Party

History
Predecessor| Qavam VI

Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam formed a short-lived coalition government on 1 August 1946[1] with his Democrat Party of Iran and the left-wing Tudeh Party and Iran Party. He offered three portfolios (Health, culture, and trade and industry) to the communists and gave the ministries of finance and communications to two royalists; while maintained his own control over interior and foreign ministries.[2]

According to Ervand Abrahamian, Qavam did not consult the Shah before forming his cabinet.[2] Shah ordered Qavam to resign on 16 October 1946.[3] Following the resignation, Qavam formed another cabinet without Tudeh and Iran parties.[2]

## Cabinet[edit]

Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party

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Prime Minister|

Ahmad Qavam

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Democrat Party
Foreign Minister|

Ahmad Qavam

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Democrat Party
Interior Minister|

Ahmad Qavam

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Democrat Party
Agriculture Minister|

Shamseddin Amir-Alaei

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Iran Party
Culture Minister|

Fereydoun Keshavarz

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Tudeh Party
Finance Minister|

Abdolhossein Hazhir

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Royalist
Justice Minister|

Allahyar Saleh

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Iran Party
Labor Minister|

Mozaffar Firouz

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Democrat Party
Post & Telegraph Minister|

Manouchehr Eghbal

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Royalist
Public Health Minister|

Morteza Yazdi

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Tudeh Party
Roads Minister|

Hossein Firouz

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Military
Trade and Industry Minister|

Iraj Eskandari

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Tudeh Party
War Minister|

Ahmad Amir-Ahmadi

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Military
Minister without portfolio|

Anoushirvan Sepahbodi

| 1 August 1946| 16 October 1946|  | Nonpartisan

## References[edit]

1. ^ Hasanli, Jamil (2013). At the Dawn of the Cold War: The Soviet-American Crisis over Iranian Azerbaijan, 1941-1946. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 332\. ISBN 9780742570900.
2. ^ a b c Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 234−237. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
3. ^ Ladjevardi, Habib (1985). Labor unions and autocracy in Iran. Syracuse University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-8156-2343-4.

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