# Confirmations of Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet

This article mentions the introduction and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful cabinet nominees of Hassan Rouhani First and Second Administrations.

## First cabinet
### Confirmation process

The voting process began on 12 August 2013 and was continued until 15 August. On 15 August 2013, Parliament members confirmed 15 ministers and rejected three of them, namely those proposed to head the ministries of education, science, research and technology; and sports and youth. 284 out of 290 members of the Parliament were present at the session.

#### Ministry of Culture

Ali Jannati announced his nomination for minister of culture. Ali Jannati, son of the prominent Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, is seen as is politically closer to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.
| Minister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Ali Jannati | 234 | 36 | 12 | Yes |
| Minister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Reza Salehi Amiri | 180 | 89 | 6 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Petroleum

Hassan Rouhani nominated Bijan Zanganeh to return to the post of petroleum minister, which he held under Iran's reformist government from 1997 to 2005.
| Minister of Petroleum | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Bijan Namdar Zanganeh | 166 | 104 | 13 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Foreign Affairs

There were many candidates for ministry of foreign affairs: Ali Akbar Salehi, Kamal Kharazi, Sadegh Kharazi, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mahmoud Vaezi.
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mohammad Javad Zarif | 232 | 36 | 13 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Agricultural

| Minister of Agricultural | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mahmoud Hojjati | 177 | 81 | 26 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Communication

| Minister of Communication | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mahmoud Vaezi | 218 | 45 | 20 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Defense

| Minister of Defense | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Hossein Dehghan | 269 | 10 | 50 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Finance

| Minister of Finance | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Ali Tayebnia | 274 | 7 | 4 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Education

| Minister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mohammad Ali Najafi | 142 | 133 | 9 | No |
| Ali Asghar Fani | 185 | 57 | 24 | Yes |
| Minister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani | 157 | 111 | 6 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Energy

| Minister of Energy | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Hamid Chitchian | 272 | 7 | 5 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Health

| Minister of Health | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Hassan Hashemi | 260 | 18 | 6 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade

| Minister of Industries | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mohammadreza Nematzadeh | 199 | 60 | 24 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Intelligence

| Minister of Intelligence | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mahmoud Alavi | 227 | 38 | 18 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Interior

| Minister of Interior | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | 256 | 19 | 9 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Justice

| Minister of Justice | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mostafa Pourmohammadi | 201 | 64 | 19 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Labour

| Minister of Labour | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Ali Rabei | 163 | 100 | 21 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Science

| Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Jafar Meyli Monfared | 105 | 162 | 15 | No |
| Reza Farajidana | 159 | 70 | 32 | Yes |
| Impeachment of Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Reza Farajidana | 110 | 145 | 15 | No |
| Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mahmoud Nili | 79 | 160 | 7 | No |
| Fakhruddin Danesh-Ashtiani | 70 | 171 | 16 | No |
| Mohammad Farhadi | 197 | 28 | 10 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Transportation

| Minister of Transportation | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Abbas Ahmad Akhondi | 159 | 107 | 18 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs

| Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Masoud Soltanifar | 117 | 148 | 18 | No |
| Reza Salehi Amiri | 107 | 141 | 13 | No |
| Nasrollah Sajjadi | 124 | 107 | 22 | No |
| Mahmoud Goudarzi | 199 | 44 | 24 | Yes |
| Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Masoud Soltanifar | 193 | 72 | 9 | Yes |

## Second cabinet
### Confirmation process
#### Ministry of Culture

| Minister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Abbas Salehi | 242 | 25 | 21 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Petroleum

| Minister of Petroleum | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Bijan Namdar Zanganeh | 241 | 25 | 20 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Foreign Affairs

| Minister of Foreign Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mohammad Javad Zarif | 236 | 26 | 26 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Agricultural

| Minister of Agricultural | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mahmoud Hojjati | 164 | 94 | 23 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Communication

| Minister of Communication | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mohammad Javad Jahromi | 152 | 120 | 7 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Defense

| Minister of Defense | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Amir Hatami | 261 | 10 | 13 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Finance

| Minister of Finance | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Masoud Karbasian | 240 | 31 | 15 | Yes |
| Impeachment of Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Masoud Karbasian | 121 | 137 | 32 | No |

#### Ministry of Education

| Minister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mohammad Bathaei | 238 | 35 | 13 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Energy

| Minister of Energy | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Habibollah Bitaraf | 132 | 133 | 17 | No |
| Reza Ardakanian | 225 | 38 | 13 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Health

| Minister of Health | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi | 253 | 18 | 14 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade

| Minister of Industries | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mohammad Shariatmadari | 241 | 25 | 20 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Intelligence

| Minister of Intelligence | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mahmoud Alavi | 252 | 22 | 13 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Interior

| Minister of Interior | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | 250 | 25 | 13 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Justice

| Minister of Justice | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Alireza Avayi | 244 | 18 | 23 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Labour

| Minister of Labour | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Ali Rabei | 191 | 79 | 15 | Yes |
| Impeachment of Minister of Labour | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Ali Rabei | 111 | 129 | 50 | No |

#### Ministry of Science

| Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Mansour Gholami | 180 | 82 | 14 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Transportation

| Minister of Transportation | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Abbas Akhoundi | 188 | 75 | 14 | Yes |

#### Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs

| Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
| Masoud Soltanifar | 225 | 39 | 20 | Yes |