Ahmad Matin-Daftari
Ahmad Matin-Daftari | |
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| 24th Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 26 October 1939 – 26 June 1940 | |
| Monarch | Reza Shah |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Jam |
| Succeeded by | Ali Mansur |
| Senator from Tehran | |
| In office August 1951 – 25 June 1971 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office August 1949 – August 1951 | |
| Constituency | Meshkin Shahr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1897 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 26 June 1971 (aged 74) Tehran, Iran |
Ahmad Matin-Daftari, also known as Mo'in al-Dowleh, (23 January 1897[1] – 26 June 1971) was a Prime Minister of Iran.
Born in Tehran to Mirza Mahmud-khan Ain ul-Mamalek he studied in Tehran's German School and received his Ph.D. in France.
He served as Senator in Iran's Majlis and became Prime Minister in 1939 with the fall of Mahmoud Jam's administration. During his administration, the first National census was implemented in Iran and Iran's first National Radio transmitter was inaugurated.
He was thrown in prison after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran by the Allies in 1941 because of his German connections.[2]
He was Mohammad Mosaddegh's nephew and son-in-law.[3]
Matin-Daftari died in Tehran at the age of 74.
See also
Bibliography
- 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
References
- ^ http://safirsolh.com/category/مشاهیر-حقوقی/
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran between two revolutions. p. 241.
- ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (2013). The coup : 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.-Iranian relations. New York: New Press, The. p. 78. ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5.
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