Second government of Hassan Rouhani

Hassan Rouhani was the seventh President of Iran which governs during his second term within the twelfth government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Second Hassan Rouhani Cabinet
12th Cabinet of Islamic Republic of Iran
President of Iran
Date formed	3 August 2017
Date dissolved	3 August 2021
People and organisations
Head of state	Ali Khamenei
Head of government	Hassan Rouhani
Head of government's history	List President (2013–17) Nuclear Negotiator (2003–05) Assembly of Experts Member (2000–) SNSC Secretary (1989–2005) MP (1980–2000)
Deputy head of government	Eshaq Jahangiri
No. of ministers	19
Ministers removed	6
Total no. of members	25
History
Election	2017 Iranian presidential election
Legislature term	10th term
Incoming formation	Confirmation of Hassan Rouhani's cabinet (2017)
Predecessor	Rouhani I
Successor	Raisi

Cabinet members

See also: Confirmations of Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Presidential Administration
President	Hassan Rouhani	3 August 2017	3 August 2021		MDP	[1]
First Vice President	Eshaq Jahangiri[upper-alpha 1]	8 August 2017	3 August 2021		ECP	[2]
Chief of Staff	Mahmoud Vaezi	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		MDP	[3]
Presidential Administration Head	Mahmoud Vaezi	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		MDP	[3]
Ministers
Agriculture Minister	Mahmoud Hojjati[upper-alpha 1]	20 August 2017	25 November 2019		Nonpartisan	[1]
	Abbas Keshavarz (head of ministry)	25 November 2019	8 April 2020		Nonpartisan
	Kazem Khavazi	8 April 2020	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan
Communications Minister	Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[1]
Labour and Social Welfare Minister	Ali Rabei[upper-alpha 1]	20 August 2017	8 August 2018		ILP	[1]
	Anoushirvan Mohseni Bandpey (head of ministry)	11 August 2018	27 October 2018		Nonpartisan
	Mohammad Shariatmadari[upper-alpha 1]	27 October 2018	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan
Culture Minister	Abbas Salehi	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[1]
Defence Minister	Amir Hatami	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		Military	[1]
Finance Minister	Masoud Karbasian[upper-alpha 1]	20 August 2017	26 August 2018		Nonpartisan	[1]
	Rahmatollah Akrami (head of ministry)	27 August 2018	27 October 2018		Nonpartisan
	Farhad Dejpasand	27 October 2018	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan
Education Minister	Mohammad Bathaei	20 August 2017	6 June 2019		Nonpartisan	[1]
	Javad Hosseini (head of ministry)	6 June 2019	3 September 2019		Nonpartisan
	Mohsen Haji Mirzaei	3 September 2019	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan
Energy Minister	Sattar Mahmoudi (head of ministry)	20 August 2017	29 October 2017		Nonpartisan	[3]
	Reza Ardakanian	29 October 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[4]
Foreign Minister	Mohammad Javad Zarif	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[1]
Health Minister	Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi	20 August 2017	3 January 2019		Nonpartisan	[5]
	Saeed Namaki[upper-alpha 2]	3 January 2019	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[5]
Industries and Business Minister	Mohammad Shariatmadari[upper-alpha 1]	20 August 2017	20 October 2018		Nonpartisan	[1]
	Reza Rahmani[upper-alpha 3]	20 October 2018	11 May 2020		MDP
	Hossein Modarres Khiabani (head of ministry)	11 May 2020	12 August 2020		Nonpartisan
	Jafar Sarghini (head of ministry)	15 August 2020	29 September 2020		Nonpartisan
	Ali Reza Razm Hosseini	29 September 2020	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan
Intelligence Minister	Mahmoud Alavi[upper-alpha 4]	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		RFII	[1]
Interior Minister	Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli[upper-alpha 4]	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[1]
Justice Minister	Alireza Avayi[upper-alpha 4]	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[1]
Petroleum Minister	Bijan Namdar Zanganeh[upper-alpha 1]	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		ECP	[1]
Science Minister	Zia Hashemi (head of ministry)	20 August 2017	29 October 2017		Nonpartisan	[3]
	Mansour Gholami	29 October 2017	3 August 2021		IAUI	[4]
Roads and Housing Minister	Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi[upper-alpha 1]	20 August 2017	20 October 2018		Nonpartisan	[1]
	Mohammad Eslami[upper-alpha 3]	20 October 2018	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan
Sports and Youth Minister	Masoud Soltanifar[upper-alpha 1]	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		MDP	[1]
Cultural Heritage Minister	Ali Asghar Mounesan[upper-alpha 5]	21 August 2019	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[6]
Vice Presidents
Atomic Energy Vice President	Ali Akbar Salehi	10 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[7]
Cultural Heritage Vice President	Ali Asghar Mounesan	13 August 2017	21 August 2019		Nonpartisan	[6]
Environment Vice President	Isa Kalantari[upper-alpha 1]	13 August 2017	3 August 2021		ECP	[6]
Economic Vice President	Mohammad Nahavandian[upper-alpha 4]	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[3]
Legal Vice President	La'ya Joneydi	9 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[8]
Martyrs Vice President	Mohammad-Ali Shahidi	16 August 2017	6 June 2020		Nonpartisan	[5]
	Saeed Ohadi	7 June 2020	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan
Parliamentary Vice President	Hossein-Ali Amiri	25 December 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[9]
Elites Vice President	Sorena Sattari	16 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[5]
Planning Vice President	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		MDP	[3]
Women's Vice President	Masoumeh Ebtekar[upper-alpha 1]	9 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[8]
Administrative Vice President	Jamshid Ansari[upper-alpha 1]	20 August 2017	3 August 2021		Nonpartisan	[3]
Aides
Citizenship Rights	Shahindokht Molaverdi[upper-alpha 1]	9 August 2017	24 November 2018		Nonpartisan	[8]
Economic Affairs	Masoud Nili[upper-alpha 1]	16 August 2017	15 November 2018		Nonpartisan	[5]
Social Communications	Ali Rabei[upper-alpha 1]	30 May 2019	3 August 2021		ILP
Reformist Acting from 3 January to 4 February 2019 Acting from 20 October to 27 October 2018 Conservative Acting from 21 August to 3 September 2019 * Acting

Women appointees

Despite the pressure coming from his supporters and women's rights activists to appoint female ministers,^[10][11] Rouhani did not name any woman as minister, however he appointed three women in his second administration, Masoumeh Ebtekar and Laya Joneydi as vice presidents and Shahindokht Molaverdi as his aide for citizenship rights.^[8]

See also

• Government of Iran
• Government of Hassan Rouhani (2013–17)

References

1. "Hassan Rouhani's cabinet is complete. Here's the full list", Tehran Times, 8 August 2017, retrieved 8 August 2017
2. Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (8 August 2017), Angus MacSwan (ed.), "Iran's Rouhani presents new ministers to parliament", Reuters, retrieved 8 August 2017
3. "Rouhani names close aides", Tehran Times, 20 August 2017, retrieved 21 August 2017
4. Hamid Shamlou, ed. (29 October 2017). "Iran parliament approves new energy, science ministers". IRNA. Translated by Hamdollah Emadi Heydari. 82712387. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
5. "Rouhani appoints new vice presidents, special aide", Tehran Times, 16 August 2017, retrieved 16 August 2017
6. "Two Vice Presidents Announced", Financial Tribune, 14 August 2017, retrieved 15 August 2017
7. "Salehi appointed head of Atomic Energy Organization", Financial Tribune, 10 August 2017, 198349, retrieved 15 August 2017
8. Golnar Motevalli and Ladane Nasseri (9 August 2017), "All-Male Iran Minister List Draws Ire After Rouhani Gender Vow", The Bloomberg, retrieved 10 August 2017
9. "President appoints Dr Hosseinali Amiri as "Vice-President for Parliamentary Affairs"", Iranian President's Official Website, 25 December 2017, 102192, retrieved 25 December 2017
10. Saeid Jafari (18 July 2017), "Activists push Rouhani to appoint women ministers", Al-Monitor, retrieved 10 August 2017
11. Saeed Kamali Dehghan (2 August 2017), "Iran's president under pressure to appoint female ministers", The Guardian, retrieved 10 August 2017

Cabinet of Iran
Preceded by First Government of Rouhani	Second Government of Rouhani 2017–2021	Succeeded by Government of Raisi