Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh
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Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh, or Momtaz ol Saltaneh (1869–1955) (in Persian : صمد خان ممتاز السطنه) was an Iranian diplomat of the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty
era.
Son of Ali-Akbar Mokrem os-Saltaneh, brother of Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh, and Momtaz Homayoun, Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh was born in 1869 in Tabriz (Iran) in an Azeri family. He first married an Iranian. His son Abdollah would later become a diplomat in Iran. In a second marriage to a Frenchwomam, he had two daughters; one of them married a lawyer, the other, a magistrate. He died in 1955 in Paris and was buried at Père-Lachaise cemetery. In March 1921, Samad Khan was elevated Prince by Ahmad Shah with the title of Royal Highness. He was Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur,.
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Pahlavi dynasty
The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...
era.
Son of Ali-Akbar Mokrem os-Saltaneh, brother of Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh, and Momtaz Homayoun, Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh was born in 1869 in Tabriz (Iran) in an Azeri family. He first married an Iranian. His son Abdollah would later become a diplomat in Iran. In a second marriage to a Frenchwomam, he had two daughters; one of them married a lawyer, the other, a magistrate. He died in 1955 in Paris and was buried at Père-Lachaise cemetery. In March 1921, Samad Khan was elevated Prince by Ahmad Shah with the title of Royal Highness. He was Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur,.
Career
In 1883, Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh was secretary of legation of Persia in Paris. He was embassy counsellor in St. Petersburg. He participated in the Nasser ed-Din Shah and then Mozaffar ed-Din Shah's travels to Europe. He was minister of Persia in Belgium and the Netherlands before being appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister in Paris in April 1905. He remained at this position until March 1926. He never returned to Iran and chose to live in Paris. He was recognized by the French government as counsellor of the Iranian embassy in Paris from March 5, 1946 to September 27, 1951. He was Prime Minister of Iran from 2 to 20 August 1918.External links
- http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv4n3/JOHv4n3h.pdf
- http://dl.lib.brown.edu/pdfs/1140813932999767.pdf (New Age Journal of THURSDAY, J U N E 2, 1910 see page 99, "Foreign Affairs"
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