Regency Council (Iran)
The Regency Council (Persian: شورای سلطنت, translit. Šūrā-ye Salṭanat) of Imperial State of Iran, was a nine-members body formed on 13 January 1979 by Mohammad Reza Shah to carry out his duties[1] after he left Iran amidst Iranian Revolution and served as the symbol of his continued claim on power.[2]
The council was practically dissolved within days, when its head resigned on 22 January 1979 to meet Ayatollah Khomeini.[2]
Members
| # | Name[3] | Latest Office[3] | Position in the Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalal Tehrani | Former Senator | Head |
| 2 | Mohammad Ali Varasteh | Former Minister of Finance | Deputy |
| 3 | Shapour Bakhtiar | Prime Minister | Member |
| 4 | Mohammad Sajjadi | President of the Senate | |
| 5 | Javad Saeid | Speakers of the Parliament | |
| 6 | Gen. Abbas Gharabaghi | Chief-of-Staff of Imperial Iranian Army | |
| 7 | Aligholi Ardalan | Minister of Royal Court | |
| 8 | Abdullah Entezam | Former Chairman of National Iranian Oil Company | |
| 9 | Abdolhossein Ali Abadi | Former Prosecutor-General |
See also
References
- ↑ R.W. Apple Jr (14 January 1979). "A Regency Council is Named to Assume Duties of the Shah". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- 1 2 Ronald Koven (23 January 1979). "Head of Iranian Regency Council Resigns in Paris". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- 1 2 Sepehr Zabir (2012). The Iranian Military in Revolution and War (RLE Iran D). CRC Press. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-136-81270-5.
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