President Mohammad Khatami's Cabinet
August 1997
President:
Hojjat-ol eslam Mohammad Khatami
Defense & Military Logistics: Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani Foreign Affairs: Kamal Kharrazi Intelligence and Security: Qorban-Ali Dori-Najafabadi Interior: Abdollah Nuri Islamic Guidance & Culture: Ataollah MohajeraniOil Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh Economy and Finance: Hossein NamaziJustice: Mohammad Esmail Shustari Construction Jihad: Mohammad Saidi-Kia Industries: Gholam Reza Shafei Post, Telephone & Telegraph: Mohammad Reza Aref Education & Training: Hossein Mozaffar Roads & Transport: Mahmoud Hojati Housing & Urban Development: Ali Abdolalizadeh Mines & Minerals: Eshaq JahangiriCooperatives: Morteza Haji Agriculture: Issa Kalantari Higher Education: Mostafa Moin Energy: Habibollah Bitaraf Health & Medical Education: Mohammad Farhadi Labor and Social Affairs: Hossein Kamali Commerce: Mohammad Shariatmadari.Vice Presidents:
Hasan Habibi, First VP (carry-over)
Mohammad Hashemi, Executive Affairs (carry over)Ms. Masoumeh Ebtekar, VP in charge of the Environmental ProtectionOrganizationGholam-Reza Aqazadeh, VP in charge of Atomic EnergyMohammad Baqerian, VP in charge of the Organization for AdministrativeAffairs, Civil Service, and Employment Mohammad Ali Najafi, who served as minister of education in the outgoinggovernment, was put in charge of the Planning and Budget Organization Seyed Abdul-Vahed Mousavi-Lari, VP for legal and parliamentary affairs.Mostafa Hashemi-Taba, VP for Physical Training Organization (carryover)