Mirza Yusof Ashtiani (Persian: میرزا یوسف آشتیانی; 1812 – 7 April 1886) also known as Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (مستوفی الممالک) was a Grand Vizier of Iran during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and one of the most influential members of the Qajar bureaucratic system. He was from the conservative faction of the Qajar court and an opponent of Mirza Hosein Khan Sepahsalar and his reforms.
Mirza Yusof Ashtiani, as one of the most influential members of Naser al-Din Shah's court, played a role in many important events of his time, including the removal of Mirza Mohammad Khan Sepahsalar, the poisoning of Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani, the establishment of the Qajar bureaucracy and the expansion of Tehran.
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