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| وزارت راه و شهرسازی Vezārat-e Rāh va Shahrsāzi | |
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| Formed | 27 June 2011 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Headquarters | Tehran,Iran |
| Employees | 46,476 (2019)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | https://www.mrud.ir/en |
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TheMinistry of Roads and Urban Development[2] (Persian:وزارت راه و شهرسازی,Vezārat-e Rāh va Shahrsāzi) is an Iranian government body in charge of providing and regulating the country's transport infrastructure (including roads, railroads, shipping lanes and airways), as well as setting policies for the housing sector andconstruction industry. This ministry was formed on 27 June 2011, when the two ministries of Housing and Urban Development andRoads and Transportation[3] were merged.
Companies and organizations, such asIran Air,[4]I.R. Iran Railways,[5] and Iran'sPorts and Maritime Organization (PMO)[6] function under the supervision of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
The ministry follows a set of objectives and missions in the transport, urban development and housing sectors. These include, but are not limited to: formulating and implementing policies in these sectors, providing and maintaining infrastructure, creating national plans for urban development and fostering urban regeneration, coordinating efforts in the aforementioned sectors with the private sector, as well as administrative affairs on a national level.
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The ministry was founded in 1877 as theMinistry of Public Benefits[7] at the time ofNaseredin Shah. The ministry was responsible for roads and bridge construction as well as their maintenance. After the formation ofGeneral Bureau of Roads[8] in 1922, it was renamed asMinistry of Ways[9] by a Parliamentary law in 1929. Later in 1936 Parliament passed a law to call it theMinistry of Roads,[10] and again on July 6, 1974, it was renamed asMinistry of Roads and Transportation.[11][12]
| وزارت راه و ترابری | |
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| Formed | 9 September 1877 |
| Dissolved | 27 June 2011 |
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| Jurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Headquarters | Tehran,Iran |
| Website | Official website |
TheMinistry of Roads and Transportation of Iran (Persian:وزارت راه و ترابری) was the main organ of theGovernment of Iran responsible for administration ofroadway,railway,airway, andseaway transport inside the country and transport connections betweenIran and other countries. The last acting minister wasAli Nikzad. The ministry consisted of five deputies as:[13][14]
In June 2011, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of Roads and Transportation were merged into what was then called theMinistry of Transportation and Housing.[15]
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