Government of Shapour Bakhtiar | |
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cabinet of Iran | |
Date formed | 5 January 1979 |
Date dissolved | 11 February 1979 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Head of government | Shapour Bakhtiar |
Opposition cabinet | Interim Government of Iran (5 February - 12 February) |
History | |
Legislature term | 24th Iranian Majlis |
Predecessor | Military government of Gholam-Reza Azhari |
Successor | Interim Government of Iran |
The government of Shapour Bakhtiar is the last government during the Pahlavi dynasty that ended with the Islamic Revolution. The head of this 37-day government, Shapour Bakhtiar, was one of the leaders of the National Front of Iran. The National Front of Iran had announced in a statement on December 29, 1978 that if Bakhtiar accepted the post of Prime Minister of Iran, he would be expelled from the National Front. The day after the Prime Minister was received, his dismissal was voted on at a meeting of the Central Council, and his dismissal was decided by an overwhelming majority.