Government of Hossein Ala' (1951)

{{Short description|Imperial Iran's government between March and April 1951}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Government of Hossein Ala'

| cabinet_number = 34th

| jurisdiction = Pahlavi Iran

| flag = State flag of Iran (1933–1964).svg

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| date_formed = {{Start date|1951|3|20|df=y}}

| date_dissolved = {{End date|1951|4|27|df=y}}

| government_head = Hossein Ala'

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| deputy_government_head =

| state_head = Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = National Front

| opposition_leader = Mohammad Mosaddegh

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| advice_and_consent1 = 17 April 1951

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| predecessor = Government of Haj Ali Razmara

| successor = Government of Mohammad Mosaddegh

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The cabinet led by Hossein Ala' was formed on 20 March 1951 two weeks after the assassination of Prime Minister Haj Ali Razmara. The cabinet was given vote of confidence at the Majlis on 17 April 1951. However, the tenure of the cabinet was very short and lasted only until 27 April when Hossein Ala' resigned from office due to threats of the Fada'iyan-e Islam members who had murdered Haj Ali Razmara.{{cite thesis|author=Hassan Mohammadi Nejad|title=Elite-Counterelite Conflict and the Development of a Revolutionary Movement: The Case of Iranian National Front|degree=PhD|isbn=9798657957457|location=Southern Illinois University Carbondale|id={{ProQuest|302536657}}|pages=86–90,92|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/302536657|year=1970}} Another reason for the resignation of the cabinet was the ratification of the oil nationalization bill.{{cite thesis|author=Hooshmand Mirfakhraei|title=The Imperial Iranian armed forces and the revolution of 1978-1979|page=93|oclc=12037858|degree=PhD|year=1984|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/303350420|location=State University of New York at Buffalo|id={{ProQuest|303350420}}}} It was succeeded by the cabinet formed by Mohammad Mosaddegh in late April.{{cite journal|author=George Lenczowski|title=Iran: Nationalism Erupts|journal=Current History|date=July 1951|volume=21|issue=119|author-link=George Lenczowski|page=16|doi=10.1525/curh.1951.21.119.12

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Cabinet members

The cabinet consisted of the following members:{{cite journal|title=Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology |journal=The Middle East Journal|date=Summer 1951|volume=3|issue=3|pages=342–343|jstor=4322297}}{{cite news|issue=51955

|title=Martial Law In Persia|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS69553269/TTDA?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=ef95f561|access-date=26 February 2023|work=The Times|date=21 March 1951|location=Tehran}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Prime Minister

| minister1 = Hossein Ala'

| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1951

| minister1_termend = 27 April 1951

| minister1_party =

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{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Minister of Foreign Affairs

| minister1 = Hossein Ala'

| minister2 = Abdollah Entezam

| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1951