The Ministry of the Royal Court () was an organization in Iran that acted as an intermediary between the Shah of Iran and government branches, including the cabinet and the parliament. It was founded under the Qajar dynasty and was abolished after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. It was extensively powerful during the Pahlavi dynasty, and had an executive arm named the 'Special Bureau'.
The minister of court never sat the in cabinet meetings, however his position ranked on par with Prime Minister of Iran.
List of ministers Portrait Name Tenure Notes Qajar dynasty Mohammad Naser Khan 1866–1867 Mohammad Rahim Khan 1875–1881 Agha Ebrahim Amin os-Soltan 1881–1882 Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan 1882–1889 Gholam-Hossein Khan Ghaffari 1896–1897 Mirza Mahmud Khan 1900–1905 Hoseyn Pasha Khan 1903/04–? Gholam-Hossein Khan Ghaffari Feb–Mar 1907 – ? 2nd time Soltan-Ali Vazir-e Afkham ? Mostowfi ol-Mamalek 1909–1911 Pahlavi dynasty Abdolhossein Teymourtash 1925–1932 Dissolution of the Ministry of the Imperial Court (1932–1939) Mahmoud Djam 1939–1941 1941–1942 Mohammad Ali Foroughi 1942 Hossein Ala' 1942–1945 Ebrahim Hakimi ? – 1947 Mahmoud Djam 1947 – ? 2nd time Abdolhossein Hazhir July 1949 – February 1949 Ebrahim Hakimi 1949–1950 2nd time Hossein Ala' 1950 2nd time Hossein Ala' 1951–1953 3rd time April 1953 – August 1953 Hossein Ala' 1953–1955 4th time Manouchehr Eghbal 1956–1957 Hossein Ala' 1957–1963 5th time Hossein Ghods-Nakhai 1963–1967 Asadollah Alam 1967–1977 Amir-Abbas Hoveyda 1977–1978 Aligholi Ardalan 1978–1979
See also Royal Households of the United Kingdom Maison du Roi (France) Ministry of the Imperial Court (Russia) Ministry of the Imperial Household (Japan)
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