Ministry of Revolutionary Guards
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | November 1982[1] |
| Dissolved | August 1989[2] |
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| Jurisdiction | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Annual budget | $700 million (1987)[1] |
Ministry of Guards (Persian: وزارت سپاه, romanized: Vezārat-e Sepāh) was a government ministry in Iran between 1982 and 1989,[3] which mainly acted as a ministry of defence dedicated to logistically supply the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[1] By having its own ministry, the Corps were able to acquire a powerful voice in the cabinet of Iran.[4] It also implied greater regulation and supervision over the Corps by placing its acquisitions and purchases under and the audit and purview of the government.[1]
It mirrored the existing parallel
Iranian Armed Forces.[2]
Ministers
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohsen Rafighdoost (born 1940) | November 1982 | 13 September 1988 | 5 years, 317 days | [1] | |
| – | Mahmoud Pakravaan Acting | 13 September 1988 | 20 September 1988 | 7 days | [5] | |
| 2 | Ali Shamkhani (born 1955) | 20 September 1988 | 21 August 1989 | 335 days | [1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rahnema, Ali (February 20, 2013) [December 15, 2008]. "ii. Jamʿiyat-e Moʾtalefa and the Islamic Revolution". JAMʿIYAT-E MOʾTALEFA-YE ESLĀMI i. Hayʾathā-ye Moʾtalefa-ye Eslāmi 1963–79. Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 5. Vol. XIV. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 483–500. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-317-52564-6
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8330-4620-8
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8330-2971-3
- ISBN 978-600-030-293-1.
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