Mirza Nasrullah Khan
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Mirza Nasrullah Khan Naini (1840 - 13 September 1907) (Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

:میرزا نصرالله خان نایینی), titled Moshir al Dowleh, was the first Iranian Prime Minister. He became Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Iran
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 following the introduction of the Persian Constitution of 1906. He established Iran's first legitimate government approved by the Majlis
Majlis of Iran
The National Consultative Assembly of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament or People's House, is the national legislative body of Iran...

 on 7 October 1906. Before becoming Prime Minister, he had served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He died in circumstances said to be suspicious and was buried in Imamzadeh Saleh of Tajrish
Tajrish
Tajrish is a former city in Rudbar Qasran District, Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran, which has since been absorbed into Tehran.Tajrish neighbourhood is located along the northern edge of Tehran...

.

Early life

Born in 1840 to a family of religious leaders, he grew up in Nain
Nain, Iran
Nain is a city in and the capital of Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24,424, in 6,950 families.It has one of the earliest remaining mosques in Iran, and has a Sassanid era fort, now in ruins, called Narin Ghal'eh....

 before later travelling to Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

. In 1862 he married the daughter of Mirza Taghi Ajoodan. Working his way up through the ranks of government, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1898.

Prime Ministership

He became the first prime minister of Iran under the new Iranian Constitution of 1906. Although he resigned on 17 March 1907, his cabinet remained in place until 1 May 1907 when Amir Asghar Khan became Prime Minister.

Sources

  • Jane Lewisohn, Flowers of Persian Song and Music: Davud Pirniā and the Genesis of the Golhā Programs, Journal of Persianate Studies
    Journal of Persianate Studies
    Journal of Persianate Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing articles on the culture of a vast geographical area where the Persian language has or has had a significant presence....

    , Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 79–101 (2008)





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