title: Coalition government of Ahmad Qavam
text: # Coalition government of Ahmad Qavam
  
  Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam formed a short-lived coalition government on 1 August 1946 with his Democrat Party of Iran and the left-wing Tudeh Party and Iran Party. He offered three portfolios (Health, culture, and trade and industry) to the communists and gave the ministries of finance and communications to two royalists; while maintained his own control over interior and foreign ministries.
  
  According to Ervand Abrahamian, Qavam did not consult the Shah before forming his cabinet. Shah ordered Qavam to resign on 16 October 1946. Following the resignation, Qavam formed another cabinet without Tudeh and Iran parties.
  
  ## Cabinet
  
  | Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Prime Minister | Ahmad Qavam | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Democrat Party |
  | Foreign Minister | Ahmad Qavam | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Democrat Party |
  | Interior Minister | Ahmad Qavam | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Democrat Party |
  | Agriculture Minister | Shamseddin Amir-Alaei | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Iran Party |
  | Culture Minister | Fereydoun Keshavarz | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Tudeh Party |
  | Finance Minister | Abdolhossein Hazhir | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Royalist |
  | Justice Minister | Allahyar Saleh | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Iran Party |
  | Labor Minister | Mozaffar Firouz | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Democrat Party |
  | Post & Telegraph Minister | Manouchehr Eghbal | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Royalist |
  | Public Health Minister | Morteza Yazdi | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Tudeh Party |
  | Roads Minister | Hossein Firouz | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Military |
  | Trade and Industry Minister | Iraj Eskandari | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Tudeh Party |
  | War Minister | Ahmad Amir-Ahmadi | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Military |
  | Minister without portfolio | Anoushirvan Sepahbodi | 1 August 1946 | 16 October 1946 | Nonpartisan |
  