Ministry of Welfare and Social Security

The Ministry of Welfare and Social Security (Persian: وزارت رفاه و تأمین اجتماعی, Vâzart-e Refah-e vâ Tamin-e Ajtema'i) established in 2004 and dissolved in 2011, was an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of Social security in Iran.

Ministry of Welfare and Social Security

Agency overview
Formed	2004
Dissolved	2011
Superseding agency	Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare
Jurisdiction	Islamic Republic of Iran
Child agencies	Social Security Organization Civil Servants Pension Organization
Website	Official Website

See also

• Social security in Iran
• Health care in Iran
• Subsidy reform plan
• Iranian labor law
• Social Security Organization (Iran)
• Civil Servants Pension Organization
• Iran's religious foundations
• Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization
• Government of Iran
  • Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Iran)

External links

• Webpage of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security
• US Social Security Administration: Iran's entry
• World Bank Statistics Human development, social and economic indicators for Iran
• Iran's Ministry of Welfare and Social Security policies still based on charity
• Iran Para-governmental Organizations (bonyads) By Ali A. Saeidi (Source: The Middle East Institute)
• Poverty and Inequality since the Revolution By Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Source: The Middle East Institute)