Ministry of Culture (Iran)
Ministry of Culture Iran (Persian:وزیر فرهنگ) was a government ministry in Iran, established in 1945 after separating from the Ministry of Education, Endowments, and Fine Arts. In December 1964, the ministry was split into two independent institutions: the Ministry of Culture and Arts and the Ministry of Education.[1] The term "Education" (Āmozesh va Parvaresh) was first proposed by Mohammad Jahanshahi during the 1960s.[2]
Ministers of Education (Pahlavi era)
After the establishment of the Ministry of Education in December 1964, the following ministers served until the 1979 Iranian Revolution:
| No. | Minister | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadi Hedayati | 6 December 1964 | 28 August 1968 | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| 2 | Farrokhroo Parsa | 28 August 1968 | 27 April 1973 | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| 3 | Ahmad Houshang Sharifi | 27 April 1973 | 4 November 1976 | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| 4 | Manouchehr Ganji | 4 November 1976 | 5 November 1978 | Jamshid Amouzegar / Jafar Sharif-Emami |
| – | Kamal Habibollahi (acting) | 6 November 1978 | November 1978 | Gholam Reza Azhari |
| 5 | Mohammad Reza Ameli Tehrani | November 1978 | 6 January 1979 | Gholam Reza Azhari / Shapour Bakhtiar |
| 6 | Mohammad-Amin Riahi | 6 January 1979 | 11 February 1979 | Shapour Bakhtiar |
Notable Minister
Farrokhroo Parsa was the first female cabinet minister in Iran and one of the most prominent Ministers of Education during the Pahlavi era. She served from August 1968 to April 1973, playing a symbolic role in Iranian politics. After the Iranian Revolution, she was arrested and executed.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "مرکز بررسی اسناد تاریخی". historydocuments.org. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ History of the emergence of the name "Education", PANA News Agency
- ↑ "مرکز بررسی اسناد تاریخی". historydocuments.ir. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ بیبیسی, ندا سانیچ. "ايران - BBC فارسی - زنانی که تاریخ ایران را تغییر دادند". www.bbc.co.uk (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-08-20.