Ministry of Roads and Urban Development

Ministry of Roads and Urban Development
وزارت راه و شهرسازی
Agency overview
Formed27 June 2011
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of the Islamic Republic of Iran
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Employees46,476 (2019)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitehttps://www.mrud.ir/en

The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development[2] (Persian: وزارت راه و شهرسازی, Vezārat-e Rāh va Shahrsāzi) is an Iranian government body in charge of providing and regulating the country's transport infrastructure (including roads, railroads, shipping lanes and airways), as well as setting policies for the housing sector and construction industry. This Ministry was formed on 27 June 2011, when the two ministries of Housing and Urban Development and Roads and Transportation[3] were merged.

Companies and organizations, such as Iran Air,[4] I.R. Iran Railways,[5] and Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO)[6] function under the supervision of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.

The Ministry follows a set of objectives and missions in the transport, urban development and housing sectors. These include, but are not limited to: formulating and implementing policies in these sectors, providing and maintaining infrastructure, creating national plans for urban development and fostering urban regeneration, coordinating efforts in the aforementioned sectors with the private sector, as well as administrative affairs on a national level.

  1. ^ جزئیات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۱۳۹۷ Tasnim News
  2. ^ "MRUD Homepage". mrud.ir. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Iran Air". ebooking.iranair.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Islamic Republic Of Iran Railways". www.rai.ir. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Organization, Ports & Maritime. "Home | Ports & Maritime Organization". www.pmo.ir. Retrieved July 18, 2018.