Mirza Nasrullah Khan

Nasrollah Pirnia نصرالله مشیرالدوله
Premier of Iran
In office 30 July 1906 – 7 March 1907
Monarchs	Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar Mohammad Ali Qajar
Preceded by	Abdol Majid Mirza (as Premier of Persia)
Succeeded by	Soltan-Ali Vazir-e Afkham
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 9 August 1899 – 29 July 1906
Monarch	Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar
Premier	Ali Asghar Atabak Abdol Majid Mirza
Preceded by	Mohsen Mazaher
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Ali al-Saltaneh
Personal details
Born	17 October 1840 Nain, Iran
Died	13 September 1907(1907-09-13) (aged 66) Tehran, Iran
Resting place	Imamzadeh Saleh
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Hosnieh Ghods-e Dowleh
Children	Hassan Hossein Ali Zahra

Nasrollah Pirnia, also known as Mirza Nasrollah Khan (Persian: میرزا نصرالله خان نائینی; 17 October 1840 – 13 September 1907, titled Moshir al-Dowleh), was the first Iranian Prime Minister. He became Premier of Iran following the introduction of the Persian Constitution 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 circumstances said to be suspicious and was buried in Imamzadeh Saleh of Tajrish.

Moshir ad-Dowleh Mansion belonged to him and his children.

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, Hassan and Hossein, would later draft the Persian Constitution 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.

Premier

Nasrullah became the Premier of Iran under the new Iranian Constitution 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 Hassan Pirnia inherited the title of Moshir al-Dowleh before also serving as Prime Minister the following decade.

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)