Amirteymour Kalali
| Amirteymour Kalali | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
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In office 16 December 1951 – 16 July 1952 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Mossadegh |
| Minister of Labour | |
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In office 28 April 1951 – 16 July 1952 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Mossadegh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 October 1894 Mashhad, Persia |
| Died |
11 February 1988 (aged 93) Tehran, Iran |
| Mother | Princess Ashraf us-Sultana |
| Father | Nuzrat ol-Molk |
| Alma mater | |
Mohammad Ebrahim Mirza Amirteymour Kalali (5 October 1894 – 11 February 1988)[1] (Persian: امیرتیمور کلالی), also known as Sardar Nosrat, was a prominent Iranian statesman and aristocrat.
Background
Amirteymour, a distinguished and influential Iranian politician of the 20th century, was born in Mashhad to an aristocratic family and received his formal education in France and England. For centuries his family led the Timuri tribe, and his father, Mir 'Ali Mardan Khan, Nuzrat ol-Molk who was the hereditary prince/ruler of Khorasan, was granted the title of Nuzrat ol-Molk by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. Nuzrat ol-Molk was a capable military commander and had become close to the Shah since crushing his nephew's claim to the throne in Khorasan. The Shah wanted to have him as a member of his family but did not have a suitable daughter, therefore he recommended his brother's daughter be married to Nuzrat ol-Molk. He ultimately married Prince Mohammad Taqi Mirza Rokn ed-Dowleh's daughter Princess Ashraf us-Sultana Qajar.
Private life
Amirteymour fathered eight children from two wives:
Princess Ney Rozma Davalou Qajar
- Naheed Amirteymour, married Nawab (prince) Iskander Mirza who also became the first president of Pakistan.
- Mohammad Reza Mirza Amirteymour, served as Iran's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Soviet Union and India.
- Pari Amirteymour
- Dokhi Amirteymour
Afrouz Behnoud
- Alimardan Amirteymour
- Nasrollah Amirteymour
- Laleh Amirteymour
- Homeyra Amirteymour
See also
- History of Persia
- Qajar Dynasty of Iran
- Abdolhossein Teymourtash
- Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari
- Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma
Further reading
- Agheli, Bagher, Teymourtash Dar Sahneye-h Siasate-h Iran ("Teimurtash in the Political Arena of Iran") (Javeed: Tehran, 1371).
- Ansari, Ali, Modern Iran Since 1921: The Pahlavis and After (Longman: London, 2003) ISBN 0-582-35685-7.
- 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
- Cronin, Stephanie, The Making of Modern Iran: State and Society Under Reza Shah (Routledge: London, 2003) ISBN 0-415-30284-6.
- Ghani, Cyrus, Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power (I.B. Tauris: London, 2000). ISBN 1-86064-629-8.