Malek Jahan Khanom

Malek Jahan Khanom
Mahd-e Olia
Regent of Persia
Regency5 September – 5 October 1848
PredecessorMohammad Shah Qajar
SuccessorNaser al-Din Shah Qajar
PremierHaji Mirza Aqasi
Queen consort of Persia
Tenure23 October 1834 – 5 September 1848
BornMalek Jahan Khanom Qajar Qovanlou
(1805-02-26)26 February 1805
Tehran, Persia
Died2 April 1873(1873-04-02) (aged 68)
Tehran, Persia
SpouseMohammad Shah Qajar
Issue
Names
Malek Jahan Khanom, Mahd-e Olia
DynastyQajar
FatherAmir Mohammad Ghassem Khan Qajar Qovanlou
MotherPrincess Begom Jan Khanom Qajar
ReligionShia Islam

Malek Jahan Khanom (Persian: ملک‌جهان خانم; 26 February 1805 – 2 April 1873) was the wife of Mohammad Shah Qajar of Persia and the mother of Naser al-Din Shah.[1] She was the de facto regent of Persian Empire for one month, from 5 September until 5 October in 1848, between the death of her husband and the accession to the throne of her son.

  1. ^ "مادر ناصرالدین شاه / عکس" [Nasser al-Din Shah's mother / Photo]. jomhouriat.ir (in Persian). پایگاه خبری تحلیلی جمهوریت Republic Analytical News Base. 2014-08-24. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06.