Abdol Majid Mirza
Abd-Al Majid Mirza | |
|---|---|
| 10th Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 1 May 1915 – 18 August 1915 | |
| Monarch | Ahmad Shah Qajar |
| Preceded by | Hassan Pirnia |
| Succeeded by | Mostowfi ol-Mamalek |
| In office 28 December 1917 – 20 May 1918 | |
| Monarch | Ahmad Shah Qajar |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Ala al-Saltaneh |
| Succeeded by | Mostowfi ol-Mamalek |
| Premier of Iran | |
| In office 24 January 1904 – 5 August 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Amir Asghar Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Nasrullah Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1845 |
| Died | 2 November 1927 (aged 81–82) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Party | Independent |
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Abd-Al Majid Mirza Eyn-ed-Dowleh (Persian: عبدالمجیدمیرزا عینالدوله; 1845 – 2 November 1927)[1][2], commonly referred to by his title Eyn-ed-Dowleh, was a Qajar prince who served as the 20th and last grand vizier of Iran from 1904 till 1906 and then as the 10th prime minister of Iran in 1915 and from 1917 till 1918.[3][4] However, he is most notable as the governor-general of Azerbaijan during the Minor Tyranny, where he led the royalist forces against the constitutionalists in the Siege of Tabriz (1908–1909), cutting of essential supplies, causing a severe famine and the subsequential Russian occupation of Tabriz.[5]
Early life
Abd-Al Major Mirza Eyn-ed-Dowleh was born in 1845 in Tehran to Prince Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh, the 49th son of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar(r. 1797–1834).
He was educated by a private tutor but his lack of academic motivation led to his removal from Dar al-Fonun (the Tehran Polytechnic). He was then sent to Tabrīz to the crown prince’s service where he learnt administrative skills and calligraphy.[6] He was proud of his royal descent and renowned for his haughtiness, ostentatiousness, extortions, and meanness.[7] Reportedly, he was a hot-tempered, rude, and greedy courtier.[8]
In 1872 he married one of the crown prince’s daughters, Anīs-al-dawla, who died without giving him any children. His only son was from a temporary (ṣīḡa) wife.[9]
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