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Mehdi Qoli Hedayat | |
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17st Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 2 June 1927 – 18 September 1933 | |
Monarch | Reza Shah |
Preceded by | Mostowfi ol-Mamalek |
Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Foroughi |
Chief Justice of Iran | |
In office 25 April 1927 – 2 June 1927 | |
Appointed by | Reza Shah |
Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Foroughi |
Succeeded by | Nasrollah Akhavi |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 27 October 1907 – 21 December 1907 | |
Prime Minister | Abolqasem Naser ol-Molk |
Minister of Science Acting | |
In office 17 March 1907 – 29 April 1907 | |
Prime Minister | Soltan-Ali Vazir-e Afkham (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1863 Tehran, Iran |
Died | 21 September 1955 Tehran, Iran | (aged 92)
Resting place | Hedayat Library, Darrous |
Political party | Independent Revival Party (1927–1930) |
Spouse | Naireolmolk |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat (grandfather) |
Nickname(s) | Mokhber-ol Saltaneh مخبرالسلطنه |
Mehdi Qoli Khan Hedayat (Persian: مهدیقلی هدایت; 1863 – September 21, 1955), also known as Mokhber-ol Saltaneh (Persian: مخبرالسلطنه), was Prime Minister of Iran and an author of several books on Iranian music, modern education, poetry, current affairs, and most notably a memoir covering his political tenure under the last 6 kings of Iran.[1]