Presidency of Abolhassan Banisadr

Abol Hassan Bani Sadr while he was a student.

The Government of Mohammad-Ali Rajai was the first government of Iran after the Iranian Revolution. At that time, Abolhassan Banisadr was president and Mohammad-Ali Rajai was prime minister.

Bani Sadr's Presidency

He was elected to a four-year term as president on 25 January 1980, receiving 78.9 percent of the vote in a competitive election against Ahmad Madani, Hassan Habibi, Sadegh Tabatabaee, Dariush Forouhar, Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Kazem Sami, Mohammad Makri, Hassan Ghafourifard, and Hassan Ayat, and inaugurated on 4 February. Khomeini remained the Supreme Leader of Iran, with the constitutional authority to dismiss the President. The inaugural ceremonies were held at the hospital where Khomeini was recovering from a heart ailment.[1]

Banisadr was not an Islamic cleric; Khomeini had insisted that clerics should not run for positions in the government. In August and September 1980, Banisadr survived two helicopter crashes near the Iranian border with Iraq.

Banisadr soon fell out with Khomeini, who reclaimed the power of Commander-in-Chief on 10 June 1981.

Rajai's Prime Ministership

After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he became Minister of Education in the Interim Government of Mehdi Bazargan. When Abolhassan Banisadr was elected as president, The parliament elected him as the new prime minister. He was prime minister of Islamic Republic of Iran from 1980 to 1981. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs for five months, 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981, while he was Prime Minister.

Members of the cabinet

During the nomination process, there were serious tensions between Rajai and Banisadr due to the latter's objections over the candidates.[2]

List of members of Rajai's cabinet was as follows:

Ministry Minister
President Abolhassan Banisadr
Prime Minister Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Agricultural Mohammad Salamati
Commerce Hossein Kazempur
Post Mahmoud Ghandi
Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Duzduzani
Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Javad Fakoori
Economy Hossein Namazi
Education Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Energy Hassan Abbaspur
Foreign Affairs Karim Khodapanahi
Mohammad-Ali Rajai (acting)
Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Health Hadi Manafi
Housing and Urban Development Mohammad-Shahab Gonabadi
Industries Mohammad-Reza Ne'matzadeh
Interior Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Justice Ebrahim Ahadi
Labour and Social Affairs Mir-Mohammad Sadeghi
Petroleum Mohammad Javad Tondguyan
Roads Mousa Kalantary
Science and Culture Hassan Arefi

See also

References

  1. ^ Facts on File 1980 Yearbook, p88
  2. ^ "Iranians quarrel over cabinet selections". Observer Reporter. Associated Press. 11 September 1980. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
Cabinet of Iran
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