The office of Prime Minister of Iran was established in 1907 during the Persian Constitutional Revolution, and existed until 1989 when the office was abolished after a constitutional referendum. The prime minister was the head of government of Iran.
Ali Asghar Khan was the first and Mir-Hossein Mousavi was the last prime minister of Iran. Before the Constitutional Revolution, the head of government was called Grand Vizier (Sadr-e A'zam or Vazir-e A'zam).
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party |
Head of state ( Reign / Term) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
• Sublime State of Persia (1907–1925) • | |||||||
— |
Soltan-Ali Vazir-e Afkham سلطانعلی وزیر افخم (1862–1914) Acting Prime Minister |
21 March 1907 | 29 April 1907 | 39 days | Independent |
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1907–1909) | |
1 |
Ali-Asghar Khan Atabak علی اصغر خان اتابک (1858–1907) |
4 May 1907 | 31 August 1907 (assassinated) |
119 days | Independent | ||
2 |
Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh احمد مشیرالسلطنه (1844–1918) |
16 September 1907 | 27 October 1907 | 41 days | Independent | ||
3 |
Abolqasem Naser ol-Molk ابوالقاسم ناصرالملک (1856–1927) |
27 October 1907 | 21 December 1907 | 55 days | Independent | ||
4 |
Hossein-Qoli Nezam al-Saltaneh Mafi حسینقلی نظام السلطنه مافی (1832–1908) |
21 December 1907 | 21 May 1908 | 152 days | Independent | ||
(2) |
Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh احمد مشیرالسلطنه (1844–1918) |
7 June 1908 | 29 April 1909 | 326 days | Independent | ||
— |
Javad Sa'd al-Dowleh جواد سعدالدوله (1856–1930) Acting Prime Minister |
8 May 1909 | 13 July 1909 ( deposed) |
66 days | Independent | ||
Interim Cabinet without Prime Minister کابینه موقت بدون نخست وزیر (Appointed by Supreme Council of Politicians and Clergymen) |
17 July 1909 | 30 September 1909 | 75 days | – |
Ahmad Shah Qajar (1909–1925) | ||
5 |
Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni محمد ولی خان تنکابنی (1848–1926) |
30 September 1909 | 25 July 1910 | 298 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
6 |
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفیالممالک (1875–1932) |
25 July 1910 | 12 March 1911 | 230 days | Democrats | ||
(5) |
Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni محمد ولی خان تنکابنی (1848–1926) |
12 March 1911 | 26 July 1911 | 136 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
7 |
Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari نجفقلیخان بختیاری (1846–1930) |
26 July 1911 | 1913 | c. 2 years | Moderate Socialists | ||
8 |
Mohammad-Ali Ala ol-Saltaneh محمدعلی علاءالسلطنه (1829–1918) |
18 January 1913 | 16 August 1913 | 210 days | Independent | ||
(6) |
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفیالممالک (1875–1932) |
17 August 1913 | 14 March 1915 | 1 year, 209 days | Democrats | ||
9 |
Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935) |
14 March 1915 | 1 May 1915 | 48 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
10 |
Abdol Majid Mirza عبدالمجید میرزا (1845–1927) |
1 May 1915 | 18 August 1915 | 109 days | Independent | ||
(6) |
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفیالممالک (1875–1932) |
18 August 1915 | 24 December 1915 | 128 days | Democrats | ||
11 |
Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farman Farma عبدالحسين ميرزا فرمانفرما (1857–1939) |
24 December 1915 | 29 February 1916 | 67 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
(5) |
Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni محمد ولی خان تنکابنی (1848–1926) |
5 March 1916 | 29 August 1916 | 177 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
12 |
Vossug ed Dowleh وثوقالدوله (1873–1950) |
29 August 1916 | 5 June 1917 | 280 days | Democrats | ||
(8) |
Mohammad-Ali Ala ol-Saltaneh محمدعلی علاءالسلطنه (1829–1918) |
5 June 1917 | 21 November 1917 | 169 days | Independent | ||
(10) |
Abdol Majid Mirza عبدالمجید میرزا (1845–1927) |
21 November 1917 | 16 January 1918 | 56 days | Independent | ||
(6) |
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفیالممالک (1875–1932) |
16 January 1918 | 1 May 1918 | 105 days | Democrats | ||
(7) |
Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari نجفقلیخان بختیاری (1846–1930) |
1 May 1918 | 8 August 1918 | 99 days | Moderate Socialists | ||
(12) |
Vossug ed Dowleh وثوقالدوله (1873–1950) |
8 August 1918 | 3 July 1920 | 1 year, 330 days |
Democrats (until 1919) | ||
Independent | |||||||
(9) |
Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935) |
3 July 1920 | 27 October 1920 | 116 days | Independent | ||
13 |
Fathollah Khan Akbar فتح الله خان اکبر (1878–1967) |
27 October 1920 | 22 February 1921 ( deposed) |
118 days | Independent | ||
14 |
Zia ol Din Tabatabaee ضیاء الدین طباطبایی (1889–1969) |
24 February 1921 | 4 June 1921 | 100 days | Independent | ||
15 |
Qavām os-Saltaneh قوام السلطنه (1873–1955) |
4 June 1921 | 21 January 1922 | 231 days | Reformers' Party | ||
(9) |
Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935) |
21 January 1922 | 22 June 1922 | 152 days | Independent | ||
(15) |
Qavām os-Saltaneh قوام السلطنه (1873–1955) |
22 June 1922 | 15 February 1923 | 238 days | Reformers' Party | ||
(6) |
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفیالممالک (1875–1932) |
15 February 1923 | 15 June 1923 | 120 days | Revival Party | ||
(9) |
Hassan Pirnia حسن پیرنیا (1871–1935) |
15 June 1923 | 26 October 1923 | 133 days | Independent | ||
16 |
Reza Khan Sardar Sepah رضاخان سردار سپه (1878–1944) |
26 October 1923 | 12 December 1925 (became Shah) |
2 years, 47 days | Military | ||
• Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) • | |||||||
— |
Mohammad Ali Foroughi محمدعلی فروغی (1875–1942) Acting Prime Minister |
12 December 1925 | 13 June 1926 | 183 days | Revival Party |
Reza Shah Pahlavi (1925–1941) | |
(6) |
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek مستوفیالممالک (1875–1932) |
13 June 1926 | 2 June 1927 | 354 days | Revival Party | ||
17 |
Mehdi Hedayat مهدی قلی هدایت (1864–1955) |
2 June 1927 | 18 September 1933 | 6 years, 108 days |
Revival Party (until 1930) | ||
Independent | |||||||
18 |
Mohammad Ali Foroughi محمدعلی فروغی (1875–1942) |
18 September 1933 | 3 December 1935 | 2 years, 76 days | Independent | ||
19 |
Mahmoud Djam محمود جم (1880–1969) |
3 December 1935 | 26 October 1939 | 3 years, 327 days | Independent | ||
20 |
Ahmad Matin-Daftari احمد متین دفتری (1897–1971) |
26 October 1939 | 26 June 1940 | 244 days | Independent | ||
21 |
Ali Mansur علی خان منصور (1886–1974) |
26 June 1940 | 27 August 1941 ( resigned) |
1 year, 62 days | Independent | ||
(18) |
Mohammad Ali Foroughi محمدعلی فروغی (1875–1942) |
27 August 1941 | 9 March 1942 | 194 days | Independent |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979) | |
22 |
Ali Soheili علی سهیلی (1896–1958) |
9 March 1942 | 9 August 1942 | 153 days | Independent | ||
(15) |
Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955) |
9 August 1942 | 15 February 1943 | 190 days | Independent | ||
(22) |
Ali Soheili علی سهیلی (1896–1958) |
15 February 1943 | 6 April 1944 | 1 year, 51 days | Independent | ||
23 |
Mohammad Sa'ed محمد ساعد مراغهای (1881–1973) |
6 April 1944 | 25 November 1944 | 233 days | Independent | ||
24 |
Morteza-Qoli Bayat مرتضیقلی بیات (1890–1958) |
25 November 1944 | 13 May 1945 | 169 days | Independent | ||
25 |
Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959) |
13 May 1945 | 6 June 1945 | 24 days | Independent | ||
26 |
Mohsen Sadr محسن صدر (1871–1962) |
6 June 1945 | 30 October 1945 | 146 days | Independent | ||
(25) |
Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959) |
30 October 1945 | 28 January 1946 | 90 days | Independent | ||
(15) |
Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955) |
28 January 1946 | 18 December 1947 | 1 year, 324 days | Independent | ||
Democrat Party of Iran (from 29 June 1946) | |||||||
(25) |
Ebrahim Hakimi ابراهیم حکیمی (1871–1959) |
29 December 1947 | 13 June 1948 | 167 days | Independent | ||
27 |
Abdolhossein Hazhir عبدالحسین هژیر (1902–1949) |
13 June 1948 | 9 November 1948 | 149 days | Independent | ||
(23) |
Mohammad Sa'ed محمد ساعد مراغهای (1881–1973) |
9 November 1948 | 23 March 1950 | 1 year, 134 days | Independent | ||
(21) |
Ali Mansur علی خان منصور (1886–1974) |
23 March 1950 | 26 June 1950 | 95 days | Independent | ||
28 |
Ali Razmara حاجیعلی رزمآرا (1901–1951) |
26 June 1950 | 7 March 1951 ( assassinated) |
254 days | Military | ||
— |
Khalil Fahimi خلیل فهیمی (1876–1953) Acting Prime Minister |
7 March 1951 | 12 March 1951 | 5 days | Independent | ||
29 |
Hossein Ala' حسین علاء (1882–1964) |
12 March 1951 | 27 April 1951 | 46 days | Independent | ||
30 |
Mohammad Mosaddegh محمد مصدق (1882–1967) |
28 April 1951 | 17 July 1952 | 1 year, 80 days | National Front | ||
(15) |
Ahmad Qavam احمد قوام (1873–1955) |
17 July 1952 | 22 July 1952 | 5 days | Independent | ||
(30) |
Mohammad Mosaddegh محمد مصدق (1882–1967) |
22 July 1952 | 19 August 1953 ( deposed) |
1 year, 28 days | National Front | ||
31 |
Fazlollah Zahedi فضلالله زاهدی (1897–1963) |
19 August 1953 | 7 April 1955 | 1 year, 231 days | Military | ||
(29) |
Hossein Ala' حسین علاء (1882–1964) |
7 April 1955 | 3 April 1957 | 1 year, 361 days | Independent | ||
32 |
Manouchehr Eghbal منوچهر اقبال (1909–1977) |
3 April 1957 | 31 August 1960 | 3 years, 150 days | Nationalists' Party | ||
33 |
Jafar Sharif-Emami جعفر شریفامامی (1910–1998) |
31 August 1960 | 5 May 1961 | 247 days | Nationalists' Party | ||
34 |
Ali Amini علی امینی (1905–1992) |
5 May 1961 | 19 July 1962 | 1 year, 75 days | Independent | ||
35 |
Asadollah Alam اسدالله علم (1919–1978) |
19 July 1962 | 7 March 1964 | 1 year, 232 days | People's Party | ||
36 |
Hassan Ali Mansur حسنعلی منصور (1923–1965) |
7 March 1964 | 26 January 1965 ( assassinated) |
325 days | New Iran Party | ||
37 |
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda امیرعباس هویدا (1919–1979) |
26 January 1965 | 7 August 1977 [1] | 12 years, 193 days |
New Iran Party (until 1975) [2] | ||
Rastakhiz Party | |||||||
38 |
Jamshid Amouzegar جمشید آموزگار (1923–2016) |
7 August 1977 [3] | 27 August 1978 | 1 year, 20 days | Rastakhiz Party | ||
(33) |
Jafar Sharif-Emami جعفر شریفامامی (1910–1998) |
27 August 1978 | 6 November 1978 | 71 days |
Rastakhiz Party (until 1 November) | ||
Independent | |||||||
39 |
Gholam Reza Azhari غلامرضا ازهاری (1912–2001) |
6 November 1978 [4] | 4 January 1979 | 59 days | Military | ||
40 |
Shapour Bakhtiar شاپور بختیار (1914–1991) |
4 January 1979 [5] | 11 February 1979 ( deposed) |
38 days |
National Front (expelled) | ||
• Interim Government of Iran (1979) • | |||||||
41 |
Mehdi Bazargan مهدی بازرگان (1907–1995) |
4 February 1979 | 6 November 1979 ( cabinet resigned) [6] |
275 days | Freedom Movement |
Ruhollah Khomeini (de facto) (1979– 1989) | |
• Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) • | |||||||
Council of the Islamic Revolution شورای انقلاب اسلامی (Leader: Abolhassan Banisadr) |
6 November 1979 | 12 August 1980 | 280 days | – |
Ruhollah Khomeini (1979– 1989) | ||
42 |
Mohammad-Ali Rajai محمدعلی رجائی (1934– 1981) |
12 August 1980 | 4 August 1981 | 357 days | Islamic Republican Party | ||
43 |
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar محمدجواد باهنر (1934– 1981) |
4 August 1981 | 30 August 1981 (assassinated) |
26 days | Islamic Republican Party | ||
44 |
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani محمدرضا مهدوی کنی (1932–2014) |
2 September 1981 | 31 October 1981 | 59 days | Combatant Clergy Association | ||
45 |
Mir-Hossein Mousavi میرحسین موسوی خامنه (born 1942) |
31 October 1981 | 14 August 1989 | 7 years, 287 days |
Islamic Republican Party (until 1987) | ||
Independent | |||||||
Post abolished (14 August 1989 – present) |