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Aliqoli Mirza Qajar

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Aliqoli Mirza
Portrait of Prince Ali Qoli Mirza I'tizad al-Saltaneh.
Born1819
Died1880
HouseQajar
FatherFath Ali Shah Qajar

Aliqoli Mirza Qajar (1822-1880), given the honorary title of Etezado-ol-Saltaneh, was a prince of the Qajar dynasty, a son of Fath-Ali Shah (r. 1797-1834). Chancellor of the Dar ul-Funun school,[1] he also established the Iranian Ministry of Science in 1855 and he was first minister of Science for its first 22 years. He was also the Minister of Telegraphy Industries and in several occasions, served as head of Persia's printing office.

He is believed to be the first person to translate Isaac Newton's laws of mechanics into the Persian language.[2]

Biography

Aliqoli Mirza was born by Fath-Ali Shah's Armenian wife Golpirhan Khanum, who hailed from Tiflis (Tbilisi).[3] He was Fath-Ali Shah's forty-seventh son.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ekhtiar، Maryam، 1994، "The Dar al-Funun: Educational reform and cultural development in Qajar Iran"، Ph.D Dissertation، New York University، USA.
  2. ^ http://www.islamicpersia.org/2011/02/portrait-of-prince-ali-quli-mirza.html?m=1
  3. ^ a b Amanat 1998, pp. 669–672.

Sources

  • Amanat, Abbas (1998). "EʿTEŻĀD-AL-SALṬANA, ʿALĪQOLĪ MĪRZĀ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 6. pp. 669–672. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)