11th Prime Minister of Iran

Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari (Persian: نجف‌قلی‌خان بختیاری) also known Saad al-Dowleh and Samsam al-Saltane (1846–1930), was an Iranian Prime Minister and a leader of the Iranian Cons*utional Revolution. He was elected Prime Minister for two terms, first from 3 May 1909 to 16 July 1909 and again from 23 December 1912 to 17 January 1913, when he resigned from the office. He was a representative of Parliament of Iran from Tehran in the 4th Parliament. He was the older brother of Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari. He died in 1930 in Isfahan.

Party affiliation

He is reported to be a member of the Moderate Socialists Party but he was favoured by the Democrat Party at the time appointed as the Prime Minister and formed a pro-Democrat cabinet.

References

Important events

• Tobacco Protest
• Persian Cons*ution of 1906
• Siege of Tabriz
• the First Majlis
• Majlis Bombardment
• Russian occupation of Tabriz
• Triumph of Tehran

See also

• Qajar dynasty
• 1921 Persian coup d'état
• Jungle Movement of Gilan
• Russian Empire involvement in the Persian Cons*utional Revolution
• Iranian Enlightenment

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