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Khajeh Nouri
A mural in the Nizamiyeh mansion. Mirza Khan Nouri is seen as the Prime Minister, on the right is Naser al-Din Shah and his two sons Mirza Kazem and Mirza Davood. The highest political officials of Iran after him, are seen on both sides of the image.
CountryPersia
TitlesKhajeh
MembersMirza Khan Nouri

Husainqali Khan Sadr al-Saltanah

Ibrahim Khaje Nouri

The Khajeh Nouri family is one of the most famous families in the contemporary history of Iran. The origin of the family was from the Baladeh area in Mazandaran and held local power during the late Safavid , Afshari and Zand dynasties. From the beginning of the Qajar period, the family entered politics through bereaucratic and military positions. The family was based in Tehran, where they served in the Qajar court. Throughout the Qajar and pahlavi dynasties the Khajeh Nouri Dynasty held high political and Hilary positions.

The most famous figure was Mirza aga Khan Nouri, who was the prime minister of Iran after Mirza Taghikhan Amirkabir. After his dismissal in 1275 AH, a number of his children and relatives were also expelled and exiled, but after a decade of isolation, they were gradually pardoned by Nasser al-Din Shah and returned to the court.

Khajeh Nouri's family was related to many aristocratic families of the Qajar period and belonged to a group of the ruling class that was called the "Thousand Families" by opponents of the monarchy before the Islamic Revolution[1]

History

The oldest known information about the Khajeh Noori family dates back to the late Safavid period. During the reign of Shah Abbas II, Noor belonged to the family and the elders ruled the area. The first known ancestor of the Nouri family is Haji Mohammad Akbar. After him, there is information about his two sons named Taherbig and Khajeh Abdal Bey. It is said that Khajeh Abdal Bey was the "ruler of Aghasi" during the reign of Shah Abbas II, the ruler of Behshahr and his brother Tahir Beg. Khajeh Abdel Bey had seven sons. His son, Mirza Aghababa, is the father of Mirza Assadollah, mirza Mohammadzaki and Mirza Nasrollah and the anestor of the Nouri families of Tehran and Shiraz, and his fit son, Aghahadi is the ancestor of the Nouri family in Isfahan.


Mirza Aghababa was the first member of the Khajeh Nouri family to take office in the Qajar dynasty.[2] His son Mirza Asadullah in 1194 A.D in the court of Agham Mohammad Khan Qajar


Notable Family Members

Summary Profession Life Name Picture
Chancellor of Iran from 1268 to 1275 Government Mirza Khan Nouri
Vice Chancellor from 1270 to 1275 AH, Ruler of Yazd (1290), Minister of Justice, Minister of Division Government Mirza Kazem Nizam al–Mulk
Ruler of Tehran, Minister of Division, Minister of Finance, Ruler of Persia from 1316 to 1317, Minister of Justice (1321 AH), Ruler of Azerbaijan (1234 AH) Government Abdul Wahab Khan Nizam al-Mulk
Deputy Secretary of State, Iranian Ambassador to India, Iran's First Ambassador to the United States, Minister of Public Works Diplomat Hossein Qoli Khan Sadr al-Saltanah (Known as "Haji Washington")
Lashkarnavis, Bashi and Deputy Minist of Lashkar Mirza Nematullah, Director of the Sultanate




References

  1. ^ Shabani. Thousand Families. pp. 89.-91.
  2. ^ Saleh, Mirza. Men and Diplomats of the Qajar and Pahlavi eras.