Rouhani's Second-Term Cabinet News

The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development is devising an overarching plan to improve the quality of buildings and residential units nationwide, a senior official with the ministry announced.…

Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei says he will continue to press for the elimination of absolute poverty if he remains in office for the next four years.

“One…

Lawmakers have expressed mixed feelings regarding the Cabinet picks proposed by the reelected President Hassan Rouhani.

Reformist-minded legislators resented the low number of ministers…

A lawmaker criticized President Hassan Rouhani’s Cabinet nominees for failing to represent the moderate agenda expected of his government.

A key change in President Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet for his second tenure will potentially impact both state-owned and private lenders, and subsequently influence the outcome of his central…

Mohammad Shariatmadari, vice president for executive affairs, is President Hassan Rouhani’s choice to be the next industries, mining and trade minister.

Shariatmadari, who holds a Master…

Hassan Rouhani Tuesday named Masoud Karbasian as his pick for the position of economy minister during his second four-year tenure as Iran’s president.

President Hassan Rouhani submitted on Tuesday the list of his new Cabinet picks to the parliament for a vote of confidence.

Among the nominees, Minister of Roads and Urban Development…

The reelected President Hassan Rouhani proposed ministerial picks for his second four-year tenure on Tuesday, replacing nearly half of his first Cabinet to keep up his drive for broadening Iran’…

President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday proposed his nominees for ministerial posts to parliament for a vote of confidence.

Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hosseinali Amiri…

A senior reformist politician urged reelected President Hassan Rouhani to earmark more Cabinet positions for reformists, saying it would help him fulfill "a bigger portion of popular demands"…

With only a few days left before the newly reelected President Hassan Rouhani unveils his choices for the next Cabinet, its lineup has become a subject of much debate in political circles and…

A reformist lawmaker said the camp is not seeking a share in President Hassan Rouhani's second Cabinet and its only consideration is that would-be ministers be capable of boosting Iran's…

President Hassan Rouhani has started consultations with political factions to form "an inclusive Cabinet", said vice president for parliamentary affairs.

Hosseinali Amiri also said in a…

Reformist Policymaking Council has presented its demands to President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting aimed at furthering interactions between the executive branch and reformists.

The spokesman of Majlis Presiding Board said its members are going to hold a meeting with Hassan Rouhani, as the newly-reelected president is preparing to nominate ministers.

Speaking to…

The reformist-moderate parliamentary faction "Hope" has requested major reforms in the next Cabinet of the newly-reelected President Hassan Rouhani, warning that he would not be able to make…