His appointment was possible through his closeness to retired military officer Fazlollah Zahedi, who played a significant role in the coup against Mohammad Mossadegh.Next, Batmanghelidj served as the ambassador of Homeland to Iraq in the period 1957–1958. He was appointed minister of interior to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Manouchehr Eghbal in 1958 and was in office until 1959. When he was in office, he successfully developed a rural development plan.