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Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz

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Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz
Minister of Roads
In office
27 January 1946 – 17 December 1947
MonarchMohammad Reza Shah
Prime MinisterAhmad Qavam
Personal details
Born1894
Tabriz, Qajar Persia
Died1983(1983-00-00) (aged 88–89)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Military service
AllegianceRussian Empire
Pahlavi Iran
Branch/serviceImperial Russian Army
Imperial Iranian Army
RankBrigadier general

Prince Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz (1894–1983) KCVO (1919) was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty. He was son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and Princess Ezzat-ed-Dowleh daughter of Mozaffar al-Din Shah.

Biography

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He was educated privately in Tehran and Tabriz. At the age of 12, he was sent with his elder brother, Firouz Mirza to Paris. In Paris he attended Lycee Janson de Sailly. He also studied at the military academies of Russia. He joined the Russian Army and served during World War I. Firouz returned to Persia after the Russian revolution. He was Governor-General of Fars 1941-1942 and Minister for Roads and Communications 1945–1946.

Government Positions Held

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  • Chief of military mission to India, 1942
  • Governor-General of Fars (1st time), 1941–1942
  • Governor-General of Fars (2nd time), 1944–1945
  • Chief of military mission to the North African front, 1943
  • Minister of Roads and Communications, 1945–1946

Honours

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