List of Prime Ministers of Iran

Mir-Hossein Mousavi was the last Iranian Prime Minister.

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Iran from the creation of the office in 1906 during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, until 1989 when the post was abolished after the constitutional referendum. Prime Minister was the Head of Government of Iran.

Mirza Nasrullah Khan was the first and Mir-Hossein Mousavi was the last Prime Minister of Iran, after 1906 constitutional revolution. Before the constitutional revolution the Iranian Shahs had Viziers, whose title in Persian was equivalent to Prime Minister (Vazire Azam, Sadre Azam, Nokhost Vazir), such as Bozorgmehr, Nizam al-Mulk, and Amir Kabir.

List of Prime Ministers

Colour key (for political fronts)
Independent   Conservative   Reformist   Liberal   Democrat   Socialist   Military

Name		Portrait	Birth–Death	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Head of State
• Sublime State of Persia (1907–1925) •
1	Mirza Nasrullah Khan		1840–1907	1 August 1906	17 March 1907	Constitutional Movement	Mohammad-Ali Shah Qajar
2	Amir Mirza Ali Asghar Khan		1858–1907	1 May 1907	31 August 1907 (assassinated)	Independent
3	Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni (1st Term)		1846–1926	13 September 1907	21 December 1907	Constitutional Movement
4	Hossein Mafi		1857–1934	21 December 1907	21 May 1908	Justice Party
5	Morteza-Gholi Khan Hedayat		1856–1911	21 May 1908	7 June 1908	Constitutional Movement
6	Kamran Mirza		1856–1927	7 June 1908	29 April 1909	Justice Party
7	Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni (2nd Term)		1846–1926	29 April 1909	3 May 1909	Constitutional Movement	Ahmad Shah Qajar
8	Saad ad-Daula (1st Term)		1851–1931	3 May 1909	16 July 1909	Constitutional Movement
9	Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni (3rd Term)		1846–1926	16 July 1909	6 October 1909	Constitutional Movement
10	Vosough od-Dowleh (1st Term)		1868–1950	6 October 1909	15 July 1910	Constitutional Movement
11	Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (1st Term)		1874–1932	15 July 1910	19 July 1911	Constitutional Movement
12	Vosough od-Dowleh (2nd Term)		1868–1950	19 July 1911	26 July 1911	Constitutional Movement
13	Mohammad-Vali Khan Tonekaboni (4th Term)		1867–1926	26 July 1911	23 December 1912	Constitutional Movement
14	Saad ad-Daula (2nd Term)		1851–1931	23 December 1912	11 January 1913	Constitutional Movement
15	Mirza Mohammad-Ali Khan		1867–1914	11 January 1913	1 July 1914	Independent
16	Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (2nd Term)		1874–1932	1 July 1914	1 February 1915	Constitutional Movement
17	Abdol Majid Mirza (1st Term)		1845–1927	2 July 1915	18 August 1915	Independent
18	Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (3rd Term)		1874–1932	18 August 1915	25 December 1915	Constitutional Movement
19	Hossein Farmanfarma		1857–1939	25 December 1915	1 March 1916	Constitutional Movement
20	Vosough od-Dowleh (3rd Term)		1868–1950	1 March 1916	7 July 1917	Constitutional Movement
21	Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (4th Term)		1874–1932	7 July 1917	19 December 1917	Constitutional Movement
22	Abdol Majid Mirza (2nd Term)		1845–1927	28 December 1917	20 May 1918	Independent
23	Hassan Pirnia (1st Term)		1871–1935	20 May 1918	2 August 1918	Constitutional Movement
24	Momtaz os-Saltaneh		1869–1955	2 August 1918	20 August 1918	Constitutional Movement
25	Hassan Pirnia (2nd Term)		1871–1935	20 August 1918	16 October 1920	Constitutional Movement
26	Fathollah Khan Akbar		1878–1967	16 October 1920	21 February 1921 (deposed)	Independent
27	Zia'eddin Tabatabaee		1888–1969	21 February 1921	4 June 1921	Homeland Party
28	Ahmad Qavam (1st Term)		1876–1955	4 June 1921	12 October 1921	Democratic Party
29	Malek Mansur Mirza		1880–1922	12 October 1921	20 January 1922	Democratic Party
30	Hassan Pirnia (3rd Term)		1871–1935	20 January 1922	11 June 1922	Constitutional Movement
31	Ahmad Qavam (2nd Term)		1876–1955	11 June 1922	30 January 1923	Democratic Party
32	Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (5th Term)		1874–1932	30 January 1923	15 June 1923	Constitutional Movement
33	Hassan Pirnia (4th Term)		1871–1935	15 June 1923	28 October 1923	Constitutional Movement
34	Reza Khan Sardar Sepah		1878–1944	28 October 1923	1 November 1925	Military
• Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) •
35	Mohammad-Ali Foroughi (1st Term)		1877–1943	1 November 1925	13 June 1926	Revival Party	Reza Shah
36	Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (6th Term)		1874–1932	13 June 1926	2 June 1927	Revival Party
37	Mehdi Hedayat		1864–1955	2 June 1927	18 September 1933	Revival Party
38	Mohammad-Ali Foroughi (2nd Term)		1877–1943	18 September 1933	3 December 1935	Revival Party
39	Mahmoud Jam		1880–1969	3 December 1935	26 October 1939	Revival Party
40	Ahmad Matin-Daftari		1896–1971	26 October 1939	26 June 1940	Revival Party
41	Ali Mansur (1st Term)		1895–1974	26 June 1940	27 August 1941	Revival Party
42	Mohammad-Ali Foroughi (3rd Term)		1877–1943	27 August 1941	9 March 1942	Revival Party	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
43	Ali Soheili (1st Term)		1896–1958	9 March 1942	9 August 1942	Independent ↓ Party for Progress
44	Ahmad Qavam (3rd Term)		1876–1955	9 August 1942	15 February 1943	Democratic Party
45	Ali Soheili (2nd Term)		1896–1958	15 February 1943	6 April 1944	Party for Progress
46	Mohammad Sa'ed (1st Term)		1883–1973	6 April 1944	25 November 1944	Democratic Party
47	Morteza-Qoli Bayat		1890–1958	25 November 1944	13 May 1945	Revival Party
48	Ebrahim Hakimi (1st Term)		1871–1959	13 May 1945	6 June 1945	Party for Progress
49	Mohsen Sadr		1866–1962	6 June 1945	30 October 1945	Socialist Party
50	Ebrahim Hakimi (2nd Term)		1871–1959	30 October 1945	28 January 1946	Party for Progress
51	Ahmad Qavam (4th Term)		1876–1955	28 January 1946	18 December 1947	Democratic Party
52	Mohammad-Reza Hekmat		1891–1978	18 December 1947	29 December 1947	Democratic Party
53	Ebrahim Hakimi (3rd Term)		1871–1959	29 December 1947	13 June 1948	Party for Progress
54	Abdolhossein Hazhir		1899–1949	13 June 1948	9 November 1948	Arya Party
55	Mohammad Sa'ed (2nd Term)		1883–1973	9 November 1948	23 March 1950	Democratic Party
56	Ali Mansur (2nd Term)		1895–1974	23 March 1950	26 June 1950	Revival Party
57	Ali Razmara		1901–1951	26 June 1950	7 March 1951 (assassinated)	Military
58	Hossein Ala' (1st Term)		1881–1964	12 March 1951	30 April 1951	Military
59	Mohammad Mosaddegh (1st Term)		1882–1967	30 April 1951	17 July 1952	National Front
60	Ahmad Qavam (5th Term)		1876–1955	17 July 1952	22 July 1952	Democratic Party
61	Mohammad Mosaddegh (2nd Term)		1882–1967	22 July 1952	19 August 1953 (deposed)	National Front
62	Fazlollah Zahedi		1897–1963	19 August 1953	7 April 1955	Military
63	Hossein Ala' (2nd Term)		1881–1964	7 April 1955	3 April 1957	Military
64	Manouchehr Eghbal		1909–1977	3 April 1957	31 August 1960	Nationalist Party
65	Jafar Sharif-Emami (1st Term)		1910–1998	31 August 1960	5 May 1961	Nationalist Party
66	Ali Amini		1905–1992	5 May 1961	19 July 1962	Democratic Party
67	Asadollah Alam		1919–1978	19 July 1962	7 March 1964	People's Party
68	Hassan-Ali Mansur		1923–1965	7 March 1964	26 January 1965 (assassinated)	New Iran Party
69	Amir-Abbas Hoveida		1920–1979	26 January 1965	7 August 1977	New Iran Party ↓ Rastakhiz Party
70	Jamshid Amouzegar		1923–	7 August 1977	27 August 1978	Rastakhiz Party
71	Jafar Sharif-Emami (2nd Term)		1910–1998	27 August 1978	6 November 1978	Rastakhiz Party
72	Gholam-Reza Azhari		1917–2001	6 November 1978	4 January 1979	Military
73	Shapour Bakhtiar		1914–1991	4 January 1979	11 February 1979 (deposed)	National Front
• Islamic Republic of Iran (1979 – present) •
74	Mehdi Bazargan		1907–1995	11 February 1979	6 November 1979 (resigned)	Freedom Movement	Ruhollah Khomeini
—	Council of the Islamic Revolution (Leader: Morteza Motahhari)		—	6 November 1979	12 August 1980	—
75	Mohammad-Ali Rajai		1933–1981	12 August 1980	4 August 1981	Islamic Republican Party	Abolhassan Banisadr
76	Mohammad-Javad Bahonar		1933–1981	4 August 1981	30 August 1981 (assassinated)	Islamic Republican Party	Mohammad-Ali Rajai
77	Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (acting)		1931–2014	2 September 1981	31 October 1981	Combatant Clergy Association	Ali Khamenei
78	Mir-Hossein Mousavi		1942–	31 October 1981	3 August 1989	Islamic Republican Party ↓ Independent
Post Abolished (since 3 August 1989)

See also

• Prime Minister of Iran
• List of Premiers of Iran (1699-1907)
• List of Presidents of Iran
• List of Vice Presidents of Iran
• List of Speakers of the Parliament of Iran