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Abdolhossein Teymourtash عبدالحسین تیمورتاش | |
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| Minister of Court of Iran | |
| In office 11 November 1925 – 3 September 1933 | |
| Monarch | Reza Shah |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Foroughi Mostowfi ol-Mamalek Mehdi Qoli Hedayat |
| Preceded by | New Title |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Shoukati |
| Minister of Trade of Iran | |
| In office 28 October 1923 – 11 November 1925 | |
| Monarch | Ahmad Shah Qajar |
| Prime Minister | Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Hassan Pirnia |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Qoli Hedayat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1883 Bojnord, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 3 October 1933 (aged 50) Tehran, Imperial State of Persia |
| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Relatives | Amirteymour Kalali Asadollah Alam |
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Abdolhossein Teymourtash (Persian: عبدالحسین تیمورتاش; 25 September 1883 – 3 October 1933) was an influential Iranian statesman who served as the first minister of court of the Pahlavi dynasty from 1925 to 1932, and is credited with playing a crucial role in laying the foundations of modern Iran in the 20th century.[2]
Given his significant role in the transition of power from the Qajar to Pahlavi dynasties, he is identified closely with the Pahlavi for which he served as the first minister of court from 1925 to 1933. Nonetheless, Teymourtash's rise to prominence on the Iranian political scene predated the rise of Reza Shah to the throne in 1925, and his elevation to the second most powerful political position in the early Pahlavi era was preceded by a number of significant political appointments. Apart from having been elected to serve as a member of Parliament to the 2nd (1909–1911); 3rd (1914–1915); 4th (1921–1923); 5th (1924–1926); and 6th (1926–1928) Majles of Iran, Teymourtash served in the following capacities: governor of Gilan (1919–1920); minister of justice (1922); governor of Kerman (1923–1924); and minister of public works (1924–1925).
As Miron Rezun noted, "possessing a pronounced western outlook on life, he is said to have been by far one of the most cultivated and educated Persians of his day". As such, apart from his significant accomplishments as one of the masterminds of the early Pahlavi era where he devised a number of fundamental bureaucratic reforms and navigated his country's foreign relations, Teymourtash has been credited with playing a significant role in shaping the intellectual and cultural currents that transformed Iran in the first half of the 20th century.
- ^ Haddad Adel, Gholamali; Elmi, Mohammad Jafar; Taromi-Rad, Hassan (31 August 2012). "Party". Political Parties: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam. EWI Press. p. 6. ISBN 9781908433022.
- ^ McBrewster, John. Abdolhossein Teymourtash. ISBN 9786130057008.