Mirza Ali Asghar Khan (Persian: میرزا علیاصغر خان; 6 January 1858 – 31 August 1907), also known by his honorific titles of Amin al-Soltan and Atabak, served as Prime Minister of Iran under the ShahNaser al-Din, from May 1907 until his assassination in August 1907.
Ali Asghar was born on 6 January 1858. He was the second son of Agha Ebrahim, an influential court minister of Georgian origin.[1][2] When Ali Asghar was 15 years old, he began helping his father in politics. The next year, Ali Asghar and his father accompanied Naser al-Din Shah to his pilgrimage to the holy Shi'a cities of Najaf, Karbala, Kadhimiya, and Samarra.
When Ali Asghar returned to his native Tehran, he was promoted to commander of the royal escort cavalry, and in the following years continued to rise to higher offices, eventually being promoted to the treasurer of the army. After the death of his father in 1883, he received the latter's honorific title "Amin al-Soltan" and became the Justice Minister. A few years later he received the title of "Atabak" and took over the post of Prime Minister.[3]
Exile and returnedit
After Naser's assassination in 1896, Ali Asghar helped by securing the throne and its secure transfer to his son, Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar. In November 1896, Ali Asghar was dismissed from his prime minister office by Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar.[4] Ali Asghar then initially retired to Qom, later traveled through Russia to China and Japan, and then emigrated to Switzerland.[5][6] During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, the new Qajar king Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar invited Ali Asghar back to Iran.
Although Ali Asghar had many who opposed him, he also had supporters in major Iranian cities such as Qazvin, Rasht, and his native Tehran. He was shortly appointed by Mohammad Ali Shah as the Prime Minister of Iran. At the time of Ali Asghar's re-appointment as prime minister, Iran was in chaos: the state owed money to the people who served them; British-Russian rivalry over Iran; Ottoman incursions on the west Iranian borders; and devastating rebellions. Ali Asghar managed to quickly stop the Ottomans, and also tried to make stability fix the financial problems in Iran.
Ali Asghar was assassinated in the front of the Iranian Parliament on 31 August 1907.
mirza, asghar, khan, amin, soltan, mirza, asghar, khan, persian, میرزا, علی, اصغر, خان, january, 1858, august, 1907, also, known, honorific, titles, amin, soltan, atabak, served, prime, minister, iran, under, shah, naser, from, 1907, until, assassination, augu. Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Persian میرزا علی اصغر خان 6 January 1858 31 August 1907 also known by his honorific titles of Amin al Soltan and Atabak served as Prime Minister of Iran under the Shah Naser al Din from May 1907 until his assassination in August 1907 Ali Asghar Khanعلی اصغر خان1rd Prime Minister of IranIn office 1 May 1907 31 August 1907MonarchMohammad Ali Shah QajarPreceded bySoltan Ali Vazir e Afkham Acting Succeeded byAhmad Moshir al SaltanehPremier of IranIn office 13 March 1887 23 November 1896Preceded byMirza Yusuf Khan AstianiSucceeded byAli Khan Amin ud DaulaIn office 1 June 1898 24 January 1904Preceded byAli Khan Amin ud DaulaSucceeded byAbdol Majid MirzaPersonal detailsBorn6 January 1858Tehran PersiaDied31 August 1907 1907 08 31 aged 49 Tehran PersiaManner of deathAssassinationResting placeFatima Masumeh Shrine Contents 1 Early life 2 Exile and return 3 See also 4 References 5 SourcesEarly life editAli Asghar was born on 6 January 1858 He was the second son of Agha Ebrahim an influential court minister of Georgian origin 1 2 When Ali Asghar was 15 years old he began helping his father in politics The next year Ali Asghar and his father accompanied Naser al Din Shah to his pilgrimage to the holy Shi a cities of Najaf Karbala Kadhimiya and Samarra When Ali Asghar returned to his native Tehran he was promoted to commander of the royal escort cavalry and in the following years continued to rise to higher offices eventually being promoted to the treasurer of the army After the death of his father in 1883 he received the latter s honorific title Amin al Soltan and became the Justice Minister A few years later he received the title of Atabak and took over the post of Prime Minister 3 Exile and return editAfter Naser s assassination in 1896 Ali Asghar helped by securing the throne and its secure transfer to his son Mozaffar al Din Shah Qajar In November 1896 Ali Asghar was dismissed from his prime minister office by Mozaffar ad Din Shah Qajar 4 Ali Asghar then initially retired to Qom later traveled through Russia to China and Japan and then emigrated to Switzerland 5 6 During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution the new Qajar king Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar invited Ali Asghar back to Iran Although Ali Asghar had many who opposed him he also had supporters in major Iranian cities such as Qazvin Rasht and his native Tehran He was shortly appointed by Mohammad Ali Shah as the Prime Minister of Iran At the time of Ali Asghar s re appointment as prime minister Iran was in chaos the state owed money to the people who served them British Russian rivalry over Iran Ottoman incursions on the west Iranian borders and devastating rebellions Ali Asghar managed to quickly stop the Ottomans and also tried to make stability fix the financial problems in Iran Ali Asghar was assassinated in the front of the Iranian Parliament on 31 August 1907 See also editPahlavi dynasty List of prime ministers of IranReferences edit Rahimi MalekMohammad Gorji haye Iran Esfahan Yekta 2000 The Georgians of Iran Amanat AMiN AL SOLṬAN AQA EBRAHiM Encyclopedia Iranica 1989 pp 949 951 Cyrus Ghani Iran and the rise of Reza Shah I B Tauris 1998 p 5 Abdollah Mostofi The administrative and social history of the Qajar period Vol II Mazda Publishers 1997 p 347 Abdul Ali Masumi Enghelab Mashruteh Nonyad Rezaiha 2006 p 72 ISBN 2 916531 03 3 The administrative and social history of the Qajar period Vol II Mazda Publishers 1997 p 378 Sources editRahimi MalekMohammad Gorji haye Iran Esfahan Yekta 2000 The Georgians of Iran Cyrus Ghani Iran and the rise of Reza Shah From Qajar collapse to Pahlavi rule I B Tauris London u a 1998 ISBN 1 86064 258 6 S 78 Amanat A 1989 AMiN AL SOLṬAN AQA EBRAHiM Encyclopaedia Iranica Vol I Fasc 9 pp 949 951 Political officesPreceded byMirza Yousof Khan Ashtiani Premier of Iran1887 1896 VacantTitle next held byAli Khan Amin od DowlehPreceded byAli Khan Amin od Dowleh Premier of Iran1898 1904 Succeeded byAbdol Majid MirzaPreceded byMirza Nasrullah Khan Prime Minister of Iran1907 Succeeded byMohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al Soltan amp oldid 1205240210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
