title: Interim Government of Iran (1979–80)
text: # Interim Government of Iran (1979–80)
  
  Council of the Islamic Revolution formed Interim Government on Ruhollah Khomeini's order after resignation of Mehdi Bazargan because of Iran hostage crisis.
  
  According to Ali Akbar Moinfar, Council of the Islamic Revolution chaired by Mohammad Beheshti as First Secretary until Abolhassan Banisadr elected as President of Iran. Banisadr was made head of the Revolutionary Council on 7 February 1980.
  
  ## Cabinet
  
  | Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Head of Council | Mohammad Beheshti | 6 November 1979 | 7 February 1980 | IRP |
  | Head of Council | Abolhassan Banisadr | 7 February 1980 | 11 August 1980 | Nonpartisan |
  | Spokesperson | Hassan Habibi | 7 November 1979 | 11 August 1980 | IRP |
  | Ministers ||||||
  | Minister of Agriculture | Abbas Sheibani | 17 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister of Commerce | Reza Sadr | 7 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | FMI |
  | Minister of Education | Mohammad-Ali Rajai | 7 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | IATI |
  | Minister of Energy | Hassan Abbaspour | 17 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Abolhassan Banisadr* | 17 November 1979 | 29 November 1979 | Nonpartisan |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Sadegh Ghotbzadeh | 29 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | Nonpartisan |
  | Minister of Finance | Abolhassan Banisadr | 17 November 1979 | 10 February 1980 | Nonpartisan |
  | Minister of Finance | Reza Salimi* | 10 February 1980 | 10 September 1980 | Nonpartisan |
  | Minister of Health | Moussa Zargar | 17 November 1979 | June 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister of Health | Iradj Fazel* | June 1980 | 10 September 1980 | Nonpartisan |
  | Minister of Higher Education | Hassan Habibi | 7 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister of Housing | Seyyed Mohsen Yahyavi | 17 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister of Industries and Mines | Mahmoud Ahmadzadeh | 7 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | FMI |
  | Minister of Interior | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani* | 17 November 1979 | 27 February 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister of Interior | Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani* | 27 February 1980 | 10 September 1980 | CCA |
  | Minister of Labor | Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh | 17 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister of National Defence | Mostafa Chamran | 7 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | FMI |
  | Minister of National Guidance | Nasser Minachi | 7 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | Nonpartisan |
  | Minister of Petroleum | Ali Akbar Moinfar | 7 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | IAE |
  | Minister of Post and Telegraph | Mahmoud Ghandi | 28 November 1979 | 10 September 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister of Roads | Yousef Taheri Qazvini | 7 November 1979 | January 1980 | IAE |
  | Minister of Roads | Mousa Kalantari* | January 1980 | 10 September 1980 | IRP |
  | Minister without portfolio | Dariush Forouhar | 7 November 1979 | 16 March 1980 | NPI |
  | Minister without portfolio for Plan and Budget | Ezzatollah Sahabi | 7 November 1979 | 20 July 1980 | FMI |
  | Cabinet-level officials ||||||
  | Endowment Organization | Habibollah Asgaroladi | 7 November 1979 | 11 August 1980 | IRP |
  | Department of Environment | Taghi Ebtekar | 7 November 1979 | 11 August 1980 | Nonpartisan |
  | Physical Education Organization | Hossein Shah-Hosseini | 7 November 1979 | 11 August 1980 | NF |
  | Recruitment Organization | Mostafa Katiraei | 7 November 1979 | 11 August 1980 | IAE |
  | * Acting ||||||
  