Ministry of Interior

Iran's Ministry of Interior (Vezarat-e Keshvar) oversees provincial governance, domestic security coordination, civil registration, and the administration of elections. As the agency that supervises and certifies election results, it wields enormous political power in conjunction with the Guardian Council. Key ministers: Ali Akbar Natiq-Nouri (1981–1985), Mohammad Reyshahri briefly (1989), Ali Fallahian briefly, Abdollah Nouri (1989–1993, 1997–1998), Mostafa Pourmohammadi (2005–2008), Sadegh Mahsouli (2008–2009), Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (2009–2013), Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (2013–2017), Ahmad Vahidi (2021–2024), Eskandar Momeni (2024–present).