Mirza Nasrullah Khan
Nasrollah Pirnia, also known as Mirza Nasrollah Khan (Persian: میرزا نصرالله خان نایینی; 17 October 1840 – 13 September 1907, *led Moshir al-Dowleh), was the first Iranian Prime Minister. He became Prime Minister of Iran following the introduction of the Persian Cons*ution of 1906, establishing Iran's first legitimate government approved by the Majlis on 7 October 1906. Before becoming Prime Minister, he had served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He died in cir*stances said to be suspicious and was buried in Imamzadeh Saleh of Tajrish.
Moshir ad-Dowleh Mansion belonged to him and his children.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Prime Ministership
- 3 References
- 4 Sources
Early life
Born in 1840 to a family of religious leaders, he grew up in Nain before later travelling to Tehran. In 1862 he married Hosnieh, daughter of a wealthy merchant named Mirza Taghi Ajudan. Two of their children, H*an and Hossein, would later draft the Persian Cons*ution of 1906 and play key roles in Iranian politics during the later Qajar period. Nasrullah, working his way up through the ranks of government, became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1898.
Prime Ministership
Nasrullah became the first prime minister of Iran under the new Iranian Cons*ution of 1906. Although he resigned on 17 March 1907, his cabinet remained in place until 1 May 1907. After Nasrullah's death, his eldest son H*an Pirnia inherited the *le of Moshir al-Dowleh before also serving as Prime Minister the following decade.
References
Sources
- Jane Lewisohn, Flowers of Persian Song and Music: Davud Pirniā and the Genesis of the Golhā Programs, Journal of Persianate Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.:79–101 (2008)
- Tobacco Protest
- Persian Cons*ution of 1906
- Siege of Tabriz
- the First Majlis
- Majlis Bombardment
- Russian occupation of Tabriz
- Triumph of Tehran
- Qajar dynasty
- 1921 Persian coup d'état
- Jungle Movement of Gilan
- Russian Empire involvement in the Persian Cons*utional Revolution
- Iranian Enlightenment