Cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar

Cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar

Cabinet of Imperial State of Iran
Amoozgar in the 1970s
Date formed7 August 1977 (1977-08-07)
Date dissolved27 August 1978 (1978-08-27)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Head of governmentJamshid Amouzegar
Total no. of members23
Member partyRastakhiz Party
History
PredecessorCabinet of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
SuccessorII Cabinet of Jafar Sharif-Emami

The cabinet led by Jamshid Amouzegar was announced on 7 August 1977. It succeeded the last cabinet of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda who submitted his resignation on 6 August. Major goal of Amouzegar's cabinet was to implement a new liberal economic program to stop inflation. The cabinet significantly decreased the annual financial aid given to mosques and religious organizations which had very negative effects on the relations between the state and religious establishment.

The cabinet lasted only for one year until 27 August 1978 when Jamshid Amouzegar resigned from office. The reason for his resignation was the increased demonstrations of religious establishment and the fire occurred in Cinema Rex in Abadan on 19 August. The next cabinet was formed by Jafar Sharif-Emami.

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