Hossein Ala'

Hossein Ala
29th Prime Minister of Iran
In office
7 April 1955 – 3 April 1957
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byFazlollah Zahedi
Succeeded byManouchehr Eghbal
In office
12 March 1951 – 27 April 1951
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byKhalil Fahimi (Acting)
Ali Razmara
Succeeded byMohammed Mosaddeq
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
25 April 1943 – 2 March 1945
Prime MinisterEbrahim Hakimi
Mohammad Sa'ed
Morteza-Qoli Bayat
Preceded byMozaffar Alam
Succeeded byMahmoud Salehi
Ambassador of Iran to the United States
In office
29 November 1945 – 18 September 1950
Prime MinisterAli Soheili
Ahmad Qavam
Abdolhossein Hazhir
Mohammad Sa'ed
Preceded byMohammad Shayesteh
Succeeded byNasrollah Entezam
Member of the National Consultative Assembly
In office
11 February 1923 – 11 February 1925
ConstituencyTehran
Personal details
Born13 December 1881
Tehran, Sublime State of Persia
Died13 June 1964(1964-06-13) (aged 82)
Tehran, Pahlavi Iran
Resting placeImamzadeh Abdollah, Ray[1]
SpouseRoghayeh Gharagozlo
Children2
Parent(s)Mohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh
Fatemeh Khanoom

Hosein Alā (Persian: حسین علاء; 13 December 1881 – 13 July 1964) was an Iranian politician who served as prime minister in 1951 and again from 1955 to 1957.