This article has evidence gaps. Read the research notes before relying on its conclusions.
Research cutoff: · Updated:How ministerial offices are constituted
A ministry is an executive portfolio with a legally defined remit. Under Article 133 of Iran's constitution, the president nominates ministers for parliamentary confidence; legislation determines their number and powers. Article 134 assigns cabinet coordination to the president. These provisions establish formal responsibilities rather than demonstrating how effectively departments cooperate. s1
[s1]Reading the portfolio names
Iran's ministerial terminology contains distinctions that can be unfamiliar to international readers. The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology are separate portfolios. Health is combined with medical education in another ministry. Petroleum and Energy also appear separately, as do Cultural Guidance and Foreign Affairs. The Iran Data Portal's directory illustrates these distinctions, but its undated list should not be treated as a complete contemporary organization chart. s2
This matters when choosing a source: a statement from one ministry cannot automatically establish policy across every institution associated with a broad subject such as education or energy. Readers should identify the named portfolio and the document's date before interpreting its institutional scope.
[s2]A documented appointment round
On 21 August 2024, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported parliamentary approval of all 19 ministerial nominees presented by President Masoud Pezeshkian. Its published list included Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts alongside established economic, social, infrastructure, and security portfolios. This is evidence of the appointment round on that date, not proof that every officeholder or administrative arrangement remained unchanged through the research cutoff. s3
The archived English report also contains an apparent translation error in one portfolio label. Its wording therefore needs comparison with Persian appointment records before reuse in a definitive ministry directory. A reliable contemporary directory should pair each ministry's statutory remit with a dated appointment record and verified organizational information. s3
[s3]Sources & research notes
- [s1] Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1979 (rev. 1989) ConstitutionConstitute Project · Articles 133–134 · Accessed 2026-10-28
- [s2] MinistriesIran Data Portal, Syracuse University · Ministries directory · Accessed 2026-10-28
- [s3] Iran's parliament approves President Pezeshkian's entire cabinetIslamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), archived by GlobalSecurity.org · Opening report and numbered ministerial confidence-vote results · Accessed 2026-10-28
limitations
- This is a researched introduction rather than a complete statutory directory.
- The undated academic directory and the dated 2024 cabinet report have different coverage.
- Sources were accessed after the research cutoff; the cabinet example is explicitly historical.
unverified items
- A complete ministry-by-ministry inventory of governing statutes and subordinate organizations as of 2026-10-26.
- Changes to ministerial portfolios and appointments between August 2024 and the research cutoff.
- Persian confirmation of portfolio names affected by errors in the archived English report.
data gaps
- No comparable annual series of ministerial staffing, expenditure, or organizational changes was verified. Appointment-round counts do not constitute an annual performance series.
coverage period
Constitutional framework revised in 1989 and the cabinet confidence vote of 21 August 2024.