Neshat Esfahani

Neshat Esfahani
Copy of Neshat's Ganjineh-ye Neshat. Iran, probably Tehran, dated December 1830-January 1831. This copy was put together two years after Neshat's death
Head of the royal chancellery (monshi ol-mamalek)
In office 1809-10 – 1824/5
Monarch	Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Preceded by	Mirza Reza Qoli Nava'i
Succeeded by	Hajji Mirza Rahim Shirazi
Foreign minister of Qajar Iran
In office 1821–1823
Monarch	Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi
Personal details
Born	1759 Isfahan, Zand Iran
Died	1829 Tehran, Qajar Iran
Relatives	Mirza Abd ol-Baqi Esfahani (died 1822/3)[1]
Notable work	Ganjineh-ye Neshat

Mirza Abd ol-Vahhab Mo'tamed ol-Dowleh,^[a] better known by his pen name Neshat^[b] (1759 - 8 June 1829), was an Iranian official and poet. He wielded great political influence during the reign of Qajar shah ("king") Fath-Ali Shah (r. 1797-1834), under whom he served as head of the royal chancellary (monshi ol-mamalek) and received the title Mo'tamed-ol-Dowleh. During his time at the Qajar court, Neshat had risen to become a major figure of the bazgasht-e adabi ("literary return") movement, and an avid supporter of Fath-Ali Shah's promotion of such poets. In 1821 he became the first foreign minister of Iran, and during the last years of his life he functioned as the de facto prime minister of Iran, although the titular incumbent was Abdollah Khan Amin ol-Dowleh. Neshat is also regarded as one of the foremost poets and stylists of Persian of the early Qajar period.

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