Government of Abdolhossein Hazhir

Government of Abdolhossein Hazhir
30th Cabinet of Pahlavi Iran
Cabinet members
Date formed	15 June 1948 (1948-06-15)
Date dissolved	6 November 1948 (1948-11-06)
People and organisations
Head of state	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of government	Abdolhossein Hazhir
No. of ministers	12
History
Advice and consent	29 June 1948 23 August 1948
Predecessor	Government of Ebrahim Hakimi
Successor	Government of Mohammad Sa'ed

The government led by Prime Minister Abdolhossein Hazhir was formed on 15 June 1948^[1] and replaced the cabinet of Ebrahim Hakimi.^[2] It is one of the short-lived cabinets in the Pahlavi Iran and was dissolved on 6 November 1948 when the Prime Minister Hazhir resigned from office.^[3] Mohammad Sa'ed formed the next cabinet.^[2]

Background

Premiership of Abdolhossein Hazhir was approved by 66 deputies out of 120 Parliament members on 13 June 1948.^[4] It was protested by religious figures, including Abol-Ghasem Kashani.^[4] Despite these protests the cabinet received a vote of confidence from the Parliament on 29 June 1948.^[4] Due to the ongoing protests Hazhir demanded a second parliamentarian vote of confidence which was granted on 23 August.^[4] However, the cabinet had to resign on 6 November because of the continuing mass protests.^[4]

List of ministers

On 15 June 1948 when the cabinet was announced, it was reported that appointments to the ministry of roads and to the ministry of agriculture would be declared later.^[1] The members of the cabinet were as follows:^[1]

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