Government of Iran
Legislative
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| 2024 | Mohammad Mokhber leads the government temporarily. |
| December 8 2024 | Farzaneh Ansari appointed as Head of National Standards Organization. |
| November 2 2024 | Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh becomes Vice President for Rural Development Affairs and Disadvantaged Regions. |
| September 17 2024 | Alaeddin Rafizadeh appointed as Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization. |
| August 28 2024 | Elias Hazrati becomes Head of the Government Information Council. |
| August 22 2024 | Shina Ansari becomes Vice President for Environmental Protection Affairs and Head of Environmental Protection Organization. |
| August 12 2024 | Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei also appointed as Head of the Foreign Travel Supervision Board. |
| August 10 2024 | Hossein Afshin appointed as Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Affairs and Head of National Elites Foundation. |
| August 4 2024 | Shahram Dabiri Oskuei becomes Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs. |
| August 1 2024 | Mohammad Ja'far Ghae'em Panah becomes Vice President for Executive Affairs and Supervisor of Presidential Administration. |
| July 28 2024 | Masoud Pezeshkian becomes President of Iran, taking office as the national leader. |
| July 28 2024 | Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei appointed as Chief of Staff of the Iranian government. |
| 2022 | Iranian government prepared and submitted the annual budget for the fiscal year 2022-23, which addressed national financial planning and fiscal policy priorities. |
| April 2022 | Iran's external debt was recorded at $7.12 billion, which was noted as one of the lowest internationally, equating to approximately $90 per capita. |
| 2021 | Protests over ongoing water shortages and electricity blackouts across Iran. An estimated 11 people were killed and over 100 arrested. |
| 2021 | Iran scored 1.96 in the Democracy Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit, ranking lower than Saudi Arabia and China in democratic measures. |
| 2021 | Iran's annual budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 was prepared and implemented, focusing on economic challenges and fiscal management under international sanctions. |
| 2021 | Ebrahim Raisi assumes the presidency, governing from 2021 to 2024. |
| 2021 | The Iranian Army announced plans to launch a satellite into space, indicating their advancement in space technology and aerospace capabilities. |
| 2020 | UN Special Rapporteurs sent a letter to the Iranian regime regarding the 1988 mass executions, characterizing them as 'crimes against humanity'. |
| 2019 | Iranian fossil fuel subsidies increased by 42.2%, equaling 15.3% of Iran's GDP and 16% of total global energy subsidies. |
| 2019 | Widespread protests against government corruption, fuel price increases, human rights abuses, and calling for regime change. An estimated 1,500 people were killed and over 7,000 arrested. |
| 2018 | General strikes and protests against economic hardships, government corruption, and Iranian involvement in regional conflicts. Over 300 people were arrested. |
| 2017 | Protests against economic hardships, government corruption, Iranian regional conflicts, Ali Khamenei's autocratic rule, and human rights violations. 23-25 people were killed and 4,972 arrested. |
| 2017 | Hassan Rouhani begins his second presidential term, leading Iran from 2017 to 2021. |
| 2016 | Government arrears were distributed among banks (45%), private contractors (37%), and social security (18%), with the IMF estimating public debt could be as high as 40% of GDP. |
| 2016 | Government budget planned to finance 65% through taxation and 35% from oil sales, based on 2.25 million barrels of oil per day at an average price of $40 per barrel. |
| 2016 | Proposed government budget set at 9.52-quadrillion Iranian rials (approximately 262 billion US dollars), with key assumptions including $50 billion in foreign investment, 5-6% GDP growth, and 11% inflation. |
| 2016 | Sixth five-year development plan (2016-2021) continued the subsidy reform plan through 2021. |
| 2016 | Members of Iran's special forces were deployed to participate in the Syrian Civil War, expanding their international military engagement. |
| August 2016 | Iranian government passed an amendment to the budget, allowing the issuance of debt instruments and use of foreign exchange reserves to clear debts to the private sector, including contractors, banks, and insurers. |
| 2014 | Iranian banks and financial institutions had total claims on the public sector amounting to 929 trillion IRR (approximately $34.8 billion), which the IMF recommended should be reduced. |
| 2013 | Iran's external debts reduced dramatically to $7.2 billion, a significant decrease from the previous year. |
| August 4 2013 | Rouhani nominated his coalition cabinet members to the parliament for a vote of confidence, with 15 out of 18 designated ministers ultimately confirmed. |
| August 3 2013 | Hassan Rouhani took office as President of Iran, succeeding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
| February 2013 | Reza Sheykholeslam, the labor minister, was the last of nine ministers dismissed by the Majlis between August 2009 and February 2013. |
| 2012 | Iran's external debts were significantly higher, standing at $17.3 billion this year, before a substantial reduction in subsequent years. |
| 2012 | Iranian Army participated in the African Union Mission in Darfur. |
| 2011 | Protests continued against alleged electoral fraud, human rights violations, lack of freedom of speech, and government corruption. |
| May 15 2011 | Ahmedinejad announced he would serve as caretaker minister of the Petroleum Ministry. |
| May 13 2011 | Ahmedinejad dismissed three ministers: Masoud Mir-Kazemi (Minister of Petroleum), Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Minister of Industry and Mines), and Sadegh Mahsouli (Minister of Welfare). |
| May 9 2011 | President Ahmedinejad announced plans to merge several ministries: Petroleum and Energy would combine, Industries and Mines would merge with Commerce, and Welfare would merge with Labour. |
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