Ministry of Energy (Iran)


The Ministry of Energy regulates and manages the implementation of policies applicable to energy, electricity, water, and wastewater services in Iran.
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History and profile

Developed on 17 October 1936, the ministry was established to provide electricity to the city of Tehran. On 20 May 1943, its portfolio was expanded to include water management in the country. It was later renamed as the ministry of water and electricity on 17 March 1964. Later on 17 February 1975, after the parliamentary approval it became the Ministry of Energy. On 10 May 1978, under energy minister Jahanguir Mahdmina, the ministry's function was expanded to contain the construction and operation of nuclear power plants in the country.
After the new Iranian constitution was formed some parliamentary changes took place for the duties of this ministry. On 12 July 1980, some of the functions of the ministry were given to the ministry of agriculture. On 7 March 1983, water management, and fair distribution of water resources were made part of the ministry of energy.
The Ministry of Energy is responsible for the management of supply and regulating the demand for water, electricity, energy, and wastewater services. It also promotes goods and services training, research and technological advancement, and rooting. The Ministry also plays a major role in the preservation of natural resources in Iran, environmental science, public health promotion, welfare, and self-sufficiency for sustainable development of the country.
The ministry has been on the sanction list of the European Union since 16 October 2012.

Deputies

The ministry consists of five deputy Ministers as follows:
  • Deputy for Research and Human Resources
  • Deputy for Planning and Economic Affairs
  • Deputy for Electricity and Energy
  • Deputy for Water and Wastewater
  • Deputy for Support, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs

Ministers since 1979

The last energy minister before the 1979 Iranian revolution was Jahanguir Mahdmina.
The energy ministers of Iran after the 1979 Iranian revolution:
No.PortraitNameTook officeLeft
office		PartyHead of
government
1Not an imageAbbas Taj18 February 19795 November 1979IndependentMehdi Bazargan
2Not an imageHassan Abbaspour17 November 197928 June 1981Islamic Republican PartyCouncil of the Islamic Revolution
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
3Hassan Ghafourifard17 August 198128 October 1985Islamic Coalition PartyMohammad-Javad Bahonar
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
3Hassan Ghafourifard17 August 198128 October 1985Islamic Coalition PartyMir-Hossein Mousavi
4Not an imageMohammad Taghi Banki28 October 198513 June 1987Islamic Coalition PartyMir-Hossein Mousavi
5Bijan Zangeneh20 September 198820 August 1997IndependentMir-Hossein Mousavi
5Bijan Zangeneh20 September 198820 August 1997IndependentMir-Hossein Mousavi
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
6Not an imageHabibollah Bitaraf20 August 199724 August 2005Islamic Iran Participation FrontMohammad Khatami
7Parviz Fattah24 August 20053 September 2009Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
8Majid Namjoo15 November 200915 August 2013Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
9Hamid Chitchian15 August 201320 August 2017Hassan Rouhani
10Reza Ardakanian29 October 201725 August 2021-Hassan Rouhani
11Ali Akbar Mehrabian25 August 202121 August 2024Ebrahim Raisi
12Abbas Aliabadi21 August 2024Masoud Pezeshkian