Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma (1857–1939)
Born 1857 CE, died 1939 CE.
Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma (Persian: عبدالحسین فرمانفرما; 1857 – 21 November 1939) was an Iranian prince and politician. A prominent member of the Qajar dynasty as well as one of the most influential political figures in Iran during the Qajar era, he was a member of the right-wing Moderate Socialists Party, and served as the 11th prime minister of Iran from 1915 till 1916. He previously served as Iran's minister of war from 1896 till 1897, during which he took over the government as a self-appointed premier. During his political career, Farman Farma successfully westernised the Iranian legal system of the time, establishing Iran's first office charged with drafting a judiciary law. He also established the country's first ministry of Health in 1904 and founded the Pasteur Institute of Iran in 1920, whose first action was to introduce a smallpox vaccine in the country. Farman Farma furthermore played a crucial role in the rise of Reza Shah, whose initial career started as a private under his command. Farman Farma was Born in Tabriz to Prince Nosrat Dowleh Firouz in 1857, he was the 16th grandson of the Qajar crown prince Abbas Mirza. He fathered 26 sons and 13 daughters by 8 wives.
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