Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar,also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah,was the founder of the Qajar dynasty of Iran,ruling from 1789 to 1797 as king (shah). Originally chieftain of the Quwanlu branch of the Qajar tribe,Agha Mohammad Khan was enthroned as the king of Iran in 1789,but was not officially crowned until March 1796,having deposed Lotf Ali Khan of the Zand dynasty in 1794. Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar was famously the eunuch Monarch,being castrated as a young adult upon his capture by Adel Shah Afshar,and hence was childless. He was assassinated on 17 June 1797,and was succeeded by his nephew,Fath-Ali Shah Qajar.
Shahrokh Mirza,better known by his dynastic title of Shahrokh Shah was the Afsharid king (shah) of the western part of Khorasan from 1750 to 1796,with a two-month interruption.
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was the longest serving prime minister in Iran's history. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Mansur's cabinet. After the Iranian Revolution,he was tried by the newly established Revolutionary Court for "waging war against God" and spreading corruption on earth (Mofsed-e-filarz) and executed.
Birjand is a city in the Central District of Birjand County,South Khorasan province,Iran,and serves as capital of the county. The city is known for its saffron,barberry,jujube,and handmade carpet exports.
An Iranian architect is traditionally called a mi'mar.
Asadollah Alam was an Iranian politician who was prime minister during the Shah's regime from 1962 to 1964. He was also minister of Royal Court,president of Pahlavi University and governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
Hasan Ali Mansur was an Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1965. He served during the White Revolution of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and was assassinated by a member of the Fada'iyan-e Islam.
Habib Nafisi was the founder of Tehran Polytechnic. He founded it in 1958 with five engineering departments. He also founded the University of Mazandaran and Iran University of Science and Technology.
Abdollah Entezam was an Iranian Diplomat,son of Seyed Mohamad also known as "Binesh Ali",leader of Safi Ali Shahi order of dervishes in Iran. His father was also a diplomat. Older brother of Nasrollah Entezam,also a career diplomat and Iranian minister of Health . His son was Hume Horan,US ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Manouchehr Taslimi was a professor,university chancellor,and member of government in Iran during the Pahlavi regime.
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 extensively powerful during Pahlavi dynasty,and had an executive arm named the 'Special Bureau'.
Sadegh Amirazizi (1905–1992) was an Imperial Iranian Army general and a politician who served as the minister of interior three times during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Following the 1979 revolution he left Iran and settled in Paris,France. He died there in 1992 and buried in Behest e Zahra Cemetery in Iran.
Jahangir Tafazzoli (1914–1990) was an Iranian journalist and government official during the Pahlavi period. He held various official posts and established a newspaper entitled Iran-e Ma. He committed suicide on 20 December 1990.
The second government formed by Prime Minister Asadollah Alam was inaugurated on 19 February 1963. It replaced the first government of Alam which ended on 18 February when he submitted his resignation to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The cabinet lasted for nearly thirteen months until March 1964 when Asadollah Alam resigned from the office. It was succeeded by the cabinet of Hassan Ali Mansur.
Ataollah Khosravani was an Iranian politician. He served as the secretary-general of Iran Novin Party and held several cabinet posts in the 1960s.
Abdolreza Ansari (1925–2020) was an Iranian engineer,bureaucrat and politician who held various government posts. He served as minister of labor (1959–1960) and minister of interior (1966–1969).
The cabinet led by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Mansur was inaugurated on 7 March 1964. It replaced the second government of Asadollah Alam. Mansur's cabinet was the first of party-governments in Iran. It was led by the Iran Novin Party and was approved by the Majlis on 8 March. It enjoyed nearly full confirmation at the Majlis,including the members of the opposition party,People's Party.
Javad Sadr was an Iranian diplomat and politician who held various public and cabinet posts. He was one of the Iranian ambassadors to Japan. He was the minister of interior and minister of justice in the 1960s.
The sixth Hoveyda government was a cabinet of Iran led by Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda that was formed on 27 May 1974 and presented to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 29 May. Hoveyda reshuffled in the cabinet on November 8,1976,replacing all of his ministers. The government was dissolved in August 1977 and replaced by that of new Prime Minister Jamshid Amouzegar.
