The prime minister was the head of government of Iran. Ali Asghar Khan Atabak was the first and Mir-Hossein Mousavi was the last prime minister of Iran. Before the Constitutional Revolution, the head of government was called the Grand Vizier (Sadr-e A'zam or Vazir-e A'zam).

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the president is the second person of government and the head of government. He is the highest nominally popularly elected official in Iran, although he answers to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who functions as the country's head of state.

The prime minister of Iran was a political post that had existed in Iran during much of the 20th century. It began in 1906 during the Qajar dynasty and into the start of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1923 and into the 1979 Iranian Revolution before being abolished in 1989.

Jul 1, 2024 · The most powerful figure in Iran is Ayatollah Khamenei, who has been supreme leader since 1989. He is head of state and commander-in-chief.

May 20, 2024 · Once seen as a likely successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, President Ebrahim Raisi has died in office, leaving the Islamic Republic’s hardline establishment facing an uncertain future.

The prime minister was the head of government of Iran. Top left: Ali Asghar Khan Atabak , the first prime minister of Iran. Top right: Mohammad Ali Foroughi , the prime minister who was in this position during the transfer of the monarchy to two kings.

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.

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Jul 6, 2024 · Iran's president-elect, low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, carries the hopes of millions of Iranians seeking less restrictions on social freedoms and a more pragmatic foreign policy.