Vosugh od-Dowleh

Vossug ed Dowleh
وثوق‌الدوله
Vosough od-Dowleh by Kamal-ol-molk, painted between 1900 and 1917
12th Prime Minister of Iran
In office
29 August 1916 – 5 June 1917
MonarchAhmad Shah Qajar
Preceded bySepahsalar-e Tonekaboni
Succeeded byMohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh
In office
8 August 1918 – 3 July 1920
MonarchAhmad Shah Qajar
Preceded byNajaf-Qoli Samsam al-Saltaneh
Succeeded byHassan Pirnia
Personal details
Born1 April 1868
Tehran, Iran
Died3 February 1951 (aged 82)
Tehran, Iran
Political partyDemocrat Party[1]

Hassan Vossug ed-Dowleh[2][3][4] (Persian: حسن وثوق‌الدوله‎; April 1, 1868 – February 3, 1951) was an Iranian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iran twice. He was the older brother of Ahmad Qavam, who also served as Prime Minister, five times.

  1. ^ Katouzian, Homa (2006). State and Society in Iran: The Eclipse of the Qajars and the Emergence of the Pahlavis. Library of modern Middle East studies. Vol. 28. I.B.Tauris. p. 90. ISBN 1845112725.
  2. ^ British Miscalculations: The Rise of Muslim Nationalism, 1918-1925
  3. ^ Iranian-American Diplomacy
  4. ^ The New Anglo-Persian Agreement