Iranian politician (1871–1962)

Mohsen Sadr (Persian: محسن صدر; also known by his *le: Sadr ol-Ashraf ) (1871 – 19 October 1962) was a Prime Minister of Iran.

He was born in Mahallat in Markazi in 1871 as the son of Seyyed Hossein 'Fakhr ol-Zakerin', a wealthy clergyman, by a daughter of Hajji Molla Akbar Khor*ani. He received his *le "Sadr ol-Ashraf' after the death of his paternal uncle Seyyed Sadr ed-Din 'Sadr ol-Ashraf', who had been the son-in-law of the very influential courtier Anoushirvan (Shir) Khan Qajar Qovanlou 'Eyn ol-Molk' 'Etezad od-Doleh' (a cousin of N*er ed-Din Shah). Mohsen 'Sadr ol-Ashraf' served as royal tutor to one of Nasereddin Shah's sons, and served in many senior government positions in his career, such as President of the High Court of Justice in Tehran, Governor of Khorasan, Speaker of Majlis, Minister of The Judiciary (five times), Prime Minister in 1945 and Senator (twice).After the death of Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma in 1939 he acted as the executor of the last will of Farmanfarma and guardian of his children.

He died in Tehran of brain cancer on 19 October 1962 at the age of 91.

See also

• Pahlavi dynasty
• List of prime ministers of Iran
• List of Iranian senators

References

External links

• Media related to Mohsen Sadr at Wikimedia Commons
• 'Alí Rizā Awsatí, Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing , Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN:964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN:964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
• L.A. Ferydoun Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn, "Mistaken Iden*ies: Anoushirvan (Shir) Khan (Qajar Qovanlou) Eyn ol-Molk Etezad od-Doleh and Prince Ali Qoli Mirza Etezad os-Saltaneh," in: Qajar Studies II, Journal of the International Qajar Studies *ociation, Rotterdam/Santa Barbara/Tehran 2002, pp.:91-150. ISBN:90-5613-065-X