Ahmad Shah Qajar

Ahmad Shah Qajar
Ahmad Shah Qajar in 1916
Shah of Iran
Reign16 July 1909 – 15 December 1925
Coronation21 July 1914
PredecessorMohammad Ali Shah Qajar
SuccessorReza Shah Pahlavi
RegentAli Reza Khan Azod al-Molk
Abolqasem Naser ol-Molk
Prime Ministers
Born(1898-01-21)21 January 1898
Tabriz, Azerbaijan, Sublime State of Persia
Died21 February 1930(1930-02-21) (aged 32)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine (nowadays Hauts-de-Seine), France
Burial
SpouseBadr al-Molouk
Issue
Among others...
Princess Irandokht
Prince Fereydoun Mirza
Names
Soltan Ahmad Shah Qajar
DynastyQajar
FatherMohammad Ali Shah
MotherMalekeh Jahan
ReligionShia Islam
TughraAhmad Shah Qajar's signature

Ahmad Shah Qajar (Persian: احمد شاه قاجار‎; 21 January 1897 – 21 February 1930) was the Shah of Persia (Iran) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.[1]

Ahmad Shah was born in Tabriz on 21 January 1897 and ascended the throne at the age of 12[2] after the removal of his father Mohammad Ali Shah by the Parliament on 16 July 1909. Due to his young age, his uncle, Ali-Reza Khan, took charge of his affairs as Regent. Upon reaching the age of majority, Ahmad Shah was formally crowned on 21 July 1914.

  1. ^ "Ahmad Shah Qajar". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
  2. ^ Reinsch, Paul S. (1910). "Diplomatic Affairs and International Law, 1909". American Political Science Review. 4 (1): 27. doi:10.2307/1944408. hdl:2027/wu.89101141414. ISSN 1537-5943. JSTOR 1944408. S2CID 251094901.