Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma

Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farman Farma
عبدالحسين ميرزا فرمانفرما
11th Prime Minister of Iran
In office
25 December 1915 – 1 March 1916
MonarchAhmad Shah Qajar
Preceded byMostowfi ol-Mamalek
Succeeded byVosough od-Dowleh
Personal details
Born1857
Tehran, Sublime State of Persia
Died21 November 1939(1939-11-21) (aged 82)
Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Resting placeShah Abdol-Azim Shrine
Political partyModerate Socialists Party[1]
Children39
Parent(s)Nosrat Dowleh Firouz Mirza
Hajieh Homa Khanoum
Alma materDar ul-Funun
Tehran's Austrian Military Academy

Abdol-Hossein Farman-Farma (Persian: عبدالحسین فرمانفرما‎; 1857 – November 1939) was a prominent Iranian prince in the Qajar dynasty and one of the most influential Iranian politicians in the Qajar era. Born in Tehran to Prince Nosrat Dowleh Firouz in 1857, he was the 16th grandson of the Qajar crown prince Abbas Mirza. He fathered 26 sons and 13 daughters by 8 wives. He lived to see four sons of his first wife die within his lifetime.[2]

  1. ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 105. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
  2. ^ A chronology of the life of Abdol Hossein Mirza Farman Farma, p. 42-58; p. 66-67; in Shahzdeh's Tree. Two other sons and one daughter died in infancy.