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Second Cabinet of Jafar Sharif-Emami

cabinet of Iran
Date formed25 September 1978 (1978-09-25)
Date dissolved5 November 1978 (1978-11-05)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of governmentJafar Sharif-Emami
Opposition cabinetInterim Government of Iran
History
Legislature term24th Iranian Majlis
PredecessorCabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar
SuccessorMilitary government of Gholam-Reza Azhari

The second government of Jafar Sharif Emami (Persian: دولت سوم جعفر شریف‌امامی) was one of the last governments of the Pahlavi dynasty, which operated from September 1978 to November 1978. The head of this government was Jafar Sharif Emami. The Sharif Emami government was impeached by the parliament on November 29, 1978, but received a vote of confidence.

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He decided to appoint Jafar Sharif-Emami to the post of prime minister, himself a veteran prime minister. Emami was chosen due to his family ties to the clergy, although he had a reputation of corruption during his previous premiership.[1][2]

On September 29, 1978, Sharif Emami was elected Prime Minister and introduced his cabinet to the Shah on the same date and to the Islamic Consultative Assembly on September 25, 1978.[3] The National Consultative Assembly gave his government a vote of confidence on September 25, 1978, with 177 votes out of 200.[4]

Under the Shah's guidance, Sharif-Emami effectively began a policy of "appeasing the opposition's demands before they even made them."[2] The government abolished the Rastakhiz Party, legalized all political parties and released political prisoners, increased freedom of expression, curtailed SAVAK's authority and dismissed 34 of its commanders,[5] closed down casinos and nightclubs, and abolished the imperial calendar. The government also began to prosecute corrupt government and royal family members. Sharif-Emami entered into negotiations with Shariatmadari and National Front leader Karim Sanjabi to help organize future elections.[5] Censorship was effectively terminated, and the newspapers began reporting heavily on demonstrations, often highly critically and negatively of the Shah. The Majlis (Parliament) also began issuing resolutions against the government.[1]

Amidst the growing crisis, Sharif-Emami resigned on November 5, 1978, and was succeeded by General Gholam Reza Azhari, who formed a military government in an attempt to restore order.[6]


Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister28 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Deputy prime ministers
Deputy Prime Minister
Ali Fardad
25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Secretary General of the Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Head of the National Preparedness and Civilian Mobilization Organization
Qasem Khazaei
25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Head of the National Intelligence and Security Organization25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Head of the Environmental Protection Agency25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Ministers
Minister of Education25 September 19781 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of Information and Tourism25 September 19786 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of Finance25 September 19781 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of Foreign Affairs25 September 1978Incumbent Independent
Minister of Commerce25 September 19781 November 1978 Independent
Minister of Health25 September 19786 October 1978 Rastakhiz
Mohammad Hossein Murshid
7 October 19785 November 1978 Independent
Minister of Communications25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of War25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Minister of Justice25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
5 November 19788 November 1978 Independent
Minister of Transportation25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Minister of Industries and Mines25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of Science25 September 197824 October 1978 Rastakhiz
24 October 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of Culture25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Amir Hossein Amir Parviz
25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent politician
Minister of Interior25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
Parviz Avini
25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Minister of Energy
Jahangir Mahdmina
25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Other Duties
Minister of Administrative Affairs25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Mustafa Paydar
5 November 19788 November 1978 Independent
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
Head of the Endowment Organization [fa]25 September 19785 November 1978 Independent
Head of the Planning and Budget Organization25 September 19785 November 1978 Rastakhiz
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References

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  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Milani Shah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Milani-Persians was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ شجیعی، زهرا (۱۳۷۲). نخبگان سیاسی ایران از انقلاب مشروطیت تا انقلاب اسلامی: مطالعه از نظر جامعه‌شناسی سیاسی. ج. ۳: هیأت وزیران ایران در عصر مشروطیت (ویراست دوم). تهران: انتشارات سخن. ص. ۳۴۶–۳۵۰. شابک ۹۶۴-۳۷۲-۰۸۸-۸.
  4. ^ "«تصمیم قانونی دائر به ابراز رأی اعتماد به دولت جناب آقای جعفر شریف‌امامی نخست‌وزیر». مرکز پژوهش‌های مجلس شورای اسلامی. ۲۵ شهریور ۱۳۵۷. بایگانی‌شده از اصلی در ۶ مارس ۲۰۱۹. دریافت‌شده در ۶ مارس ۲۰۱۹" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2019-03-06.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kraft-New Yorker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Iranian Civil Strife". Global Security. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
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