Ministry of Interior (Iran)
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Ministry of Interior (Iran)
The current minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (right), and his predecessor, Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
The Ministry of Interior (Persian: وزارت کشور) of the Islamic Republic of Iran is in charge of performing, supervising and reporting elections, policing, and other responsibilities related to an interior ministry.
Duties
To provide and protect domestic security and establishment of peace and order across the country and coordination between intelligence, disciplinary, and military organs and protecting borders
To manage police affairs
To make an effort to achieve and develop political and social freedoms according to the constitution and other laws of the country and providing sustainable political and social development and promotion of public participation
To protect and preserve the achievements of I.R. of Iran through public participations
To provide conditions of appropriate practice of political and nongovernmental parties and formations and supervision on their activities
To guide, lead and support of Islamic councils and supervision on their activities
To establish desirable discipline in national divisions
To coordinate and lead province governor generals to fulfill general policies and governmental plans
To make policy, lead and supervise on affairs related to foreign nationals and emigrants
To implement general policies of the government in order to make progress in social , economical and developmental plans
To plan for elections affairs
To coordinate for development of rural and urban development affairs and technical- executive guidance and support of municipalities and rural districts managers and supervision on execution of rules and regulations thereto
To plan and manage to overcome crises resulted from natural disasters and unforeseen accidents
To identify Iranian identities
To supervise and manage affairs of regions across the country by governor generals, governors, governors of districts and rural district managers [2]
Ministers of Interior since 1979
Ahmad Sayyed Javadi (13 February 1979 – 20 June 1979)
Hashem Sabbaghian (20 June 1979 – 6 November 1979) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (6 November 1979 – 12 August 1980) (acting)
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (20 August 1980 – 1 October 1981)
Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri (15 August 1981 – 19 August 1985)
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur (19 August 1985 – 3 August 1989)
Abdollah Nouri (3 August 1989 – 13 December 1993) (1st time)
Ali Mohammad Besharati (13 December 1993 – 15 August 1997)
Abdollah Nouri (15 August 1997 – 21 June 1998) (2nd time) Mostafa Tajzadeh (21 June 1998 – 22 July 1998) (acting)
Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari (12 September 1998 – 24 August 2005)
Mostafa Pourmohammadi (24 August 2005 – 19 May 2008) Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi (15 May 2008 – 5 August 2008) (acting)
Ali Kordan (12 August 2008 – 4 November 2008) Kamran Daneshjoo (4 November 2008 – 24 December 2008) (acting)
Sadegh Mahsouli (24 December 2008 – 9 August 2009)
Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (9 August 2009 – 15 August 2013)
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (15 August 2013 – present)
See also
Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
Ministry of Justice (Iran)