Mirza Melkum Khan | |
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 Mirza Melkum Khan | |
| 1st Ambassador of Iran to Austria | |
| In office 1872–1878 | |
| Monarch | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Emanuel Goldberger de Buda |
| Ambassador of Iran to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1872–1889 | |
| Monarch | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar |
| Preceded by | Muhsin Khan Mo'in al-Molk |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh |
| Ambassador of Iran to Germany | |
| In office 1878–1889 | |
| Monarch | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar |
| Ambassador of Iran to Italy | |
| In office 1899–1908 | |
| Monarch | Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar |
| Preceded by | Nariman Qawam al-Saltana |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ebrahim Ghaffari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1834 New Julfa, Iran |
| Died | 1908 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Iranian Armenian |
| Occupation | Politician, diplomat, publisher, translator |
Mirza Melkum Khan (1834–1908; Persian: میرزا ملکم خان; Armenian: Յովսէփ Մելքումեան, romanized: Hovsep’ Melk’umyan), also spelled as Melkum Khan, was an Iranian modernist writer, diplomat, and publicist. He is known for his social reform efforts, as well as for being the first Christian to adopt the title of 'Mirza' in Persian. He is considered one of the fathers of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution.