Prime Minister of Iran

Prime Minister of Iran
نخست‌وزیر ایران
Emblem of Iran
(1980–1989)
Longest serving
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda

26 January 1965 – 7 August 1977 (1965-01-26 – 1977-08-07)
TypeHead of government
StatusOffice abolished
Member ofCabinet of Iran
Supreme National Security Council
ResidencePalace Abyaz
Palace Prime Minister
NominatorParliament
President (1980-1989)
AppointerShah (1906-1979)
Parliament (1980-1989)
PrecursorGrand Vizier of Persia
Formation30 December 1906
First holderMirza Ali Asghar Khan
Final holderMir-Hossein Mousavi
Abolished3 August 1989
SuccessionPresident of Iran (as head of government)

The prime minister of Iran was a political post that had existed in Iran (Persia) 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.