The office of Prime Minister of Iran was established in 1907 during the Persian Constitutional Revolution and existed until 1989 when the office was abolished after a constitutional referendum. 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).

List of officeholders Political party key

Portrait Name Term of office Political party Election Government Head of state Took office Left office Time in office • Sublime State of Persia (1907–1925) • — Soltan-Ali Vazir-e Afkham 21 March 1907 29 April 1907 Independent — Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar 1 Ali-Asghar Khan Atabak 4 May 1907 31 August 1907 Independent — 2 Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh 16 September 1907 27 October 1907 Independent — 3 Abolqasem Naser ol-Molk 27 October 1907 21 December 1907 Independent — 4 Hossein-Qoli Nezam al-Saltaneh Mafi 21 December 1907 21 May 1908 Independent — Ahmad Moshir al-Saltaneh 7 June 1908 29 April 1909 Independent — — Javad Sa'd al-Dowleh 8 May 1909 13 July 1909 Independent — Interim Cabinet without Prime Minister 17 July 1909 30 September 1909 — — Ahmad Shah Qajar 5 Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni 30 September 1909 25 July 1910 Moderate Socialists 1909 6 Mostowfi ol-Mamalek 25 July 1910 12 March 1911 Democrats — Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni 12 March 1911 26 July 1911 Moderate Socialists — 7 Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari 26 July 1911 1913 Moderate Socialists — 8 Mohammad-Ali Ala ol-Saltaneh 18 January 1913 16 August 1913 Independent — Mostowfi ol-Mamalek 17 August 1913 14 March 1915 Democrats — 1914 9 Hassan Pirnia 14 March 1915 1 May 1915 Moderate Socialists — 10 Abdol Majid Mirza 1 May 1915 18 August 1915 Independent — Mostowfi ol-Mamalek 18 August 1915 24 December 1915 Democrats — 11 Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farman Farma 24 December 1915 29 February 1916 Moderate Socialists — Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni 5 March 1916 29 August 1916 Moderate Socialists — 12 Vosugh od-Dowleh 29 August 1916 5 June 1917 Democrats — Mohammad-Ali Ala ol-Saltaneh 5 June 1917 21 November 1917 Independent — Abdol Majid Mirza 21 November 1917 16 January 1918 Independent — Mostowfi ol-Mamalek 16 January 1918 1 May 1918 Democrats — Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari 1 May 1918 8 August 1918 Moderate Socialists — Vosugh od-Dowleh 8 August 1918 3 July 1920 Democrats — Independent Hassan Pirnia 3 July 1920 27 October 1920 Independent — 13 Fathollah Khan Akbar 27 October 1920 22 February 1921 Independent — 14 Zia ol Din Tabatabaee 24 February 1921 4 June 1921 Independent 1921 15 Qavām os-Saltaneh 4 June 1921 21 January 1922 Reformers' Party — Hassan Pirnia 21 January 1922 22 June 1922 Independent — Qavām os-Saltaneh 22 June 1922 15 February 1923 Reformers' Party — Mostowfi ol-Mamalek 15 February 1923 15 June 1923 Revival Party — Hassan Pirnia 15 June 1923 26 October 1923 Independent — 16 Reza Khan Sardar Sepah 26 October 1923 12 December 1925 Military — 1923 • Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979) • — Mohammad Ali Foroughi 12 December 1925 13 June 1926 Revival Party — Reza Shah Pahlavi Mostowfi ol-Mamalek 13 June 1926 2 June 1927 Revival Party 1926 17 Mehdi Hedayat 2 June 1927 18 September 1933 Revival Party — 1928 Independent 1930 1932 18 Mohammad Ali Foroughi 18 September 1933 3 December 1935 Independent — 19 Mahmoud Djam 3 December 1935 26 October 1939 Independent — 20 Ahmad Matin-Daftari 26 October 1939 26 June 1940 Independent 1939 21 Ali Mansur 26 June 1940 27 August 1941 Independent — Mohammad Ali Foroughi 27 August 1941 9 March 1942 Independent — Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 22 Ali Soheili 9 March 1942 9 August 1942 Independent — Ahmad Qavam 9 August 1942 15 February 1943 Independent — Ali Soheili 15 February 1943 6 April 1944 Independent — 23 Mohammad Sa'ed 6 April 1944 25 November 1944 Independent 1943 24 Morteza-Qoli Bayat 25 November 1944 13 May 1945 Independent — 25 Ebrahim Hakimi 13 May 1945 6 June 1945 Independent — 26 Mohsen Sadr 6 June 1945 30 October 1945 Independent — Ebrahim Hakimi 30 October 1945 28 January 1946 Independent — Ahmad Qavam 28 January 1946 18 December 1947 Independent — Qavam I Democrat Party 1947 Qavam II Ebrahim Hakimi 29 December 1947 13 June 1948 Independent — 27 Abdolhossein Hazhir 13 June 1948 9 November 1948 Independent — Hazhir Mohammad Sa'ed 9 November 1948 23 March 1950 Independent — Ali Mansur 23 March 1950 26 June 1950 Independent 1950 28 Ali Razmara 26 June 1950 7 March 1951 Military — Razmara — 7 March 1951 12 March 1951 Independent — 29 Hossein Ala' 12 March 1951 27 April 1951 Independent — Ala' I 30 Mohammad Mosaddegh 28 April 1951 17 July 1952 National Front — Mosaddegh I Ahmad Qavam 17 July 1952 22 July 1952 Independent — Mohammad Mosaddegh 22 July 1952 19 August 1953 National Front — Mosaddegh II 31 Fazlollah Zahedi 19 August 1953 7 April 1955 Military — 1954 Hossein Ala' 7 April 1955 3 April 1957 Independent — 1956 32 Manouchehr Eghbal 3 April 1957 31 August 1960 Nationalists' Party — Eghbal 33 Jafar Sharif-Emami 31 August 1960 5 May 1961 Nationalists' Party 1960 34 Ali Amini 5 May 1961 19 July 1962 Independent 1961 Amini 35 Asadollah Alam 19 July 1962 7 March 1964 People's Party — Alam I Alam II 36 Hassan Ali Mansur 7 March 1964 26 January 1965 New Iran Party 1963 Mansur 37 Amir-Abbas Hoveyda 26 January 1965 7 August 1977 New Iran Party — Hoveyda I 1967 Hoveyda II — Hoveyda III 1971 Hoveyda IV — Hoveyda V — Hoveyda VI Rastakhiz Party 1975 38 Jamshid Amouzegar 7 August 1977 27 August 1978 Rastakhiz Party — Amouzegar Jafar Sharif-Emami 27 August 1978 6 November 1978 Rastakhiz Party — Sharif-Emami II Independent 39 Gholam Reza Azhari 6 November 1978 4 January 1979 Military — Azhari 40 Shapour Bakhtiar 4 January 1979 11 February 1979 National Front — Bakhtiar • Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–present) • 41 Mehdi Bazargan 4 February 1979 6 November 1979 Freedom Movement — InterimRuhollah Khomeini Council of the Islamic Revolution 6 November 1979 12 August 1980 — — Interim 42 Mohammad-Ali Rajai 12 August 1980 4 August 1981 Islamic Association of Teachers of Iran 1980 Rajai 43 Mohammad-Javad Bahonar 4 August 1981 30 August 1981 Islamic Republican Party — Bahonar 44 Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani 2 September 1981 31 October 1981 Combatant Clergy Association — Interim 45 Mir-Hossein Mousavi 31 October 1981 16 August 1989 Islamic Republican Party — Mousavi I 1984 Mousavi II Independent Post abolished (16 August 1989 – present)

Timeline

See also List of monarchs of Iran President of Iran List of presidents of Iran List of vice presidents of Iran List of speakers of the Parliament of Iran

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However, the birth year indicated there (1858) does not agree with his WorldCat entry and with his VIAF entry, both of which give 1857.