Mirza Shafi Mazandarani | |
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![]() Illustration of Mirza Shafi Mazandarani | |
Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 1801–1818/19 | |
Monarch | Fath-Ali Shah Qajar |
Preceded by | Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi |
Succeeded by | Hajji Mohammad Hossein Khan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1744 Qajar Iran |
Died | 1818/19 Qazvin, Qajar Iran |
Mirza Shafi Mazandarani ( Persian: میرزا شفیع مازندرانی) was the prime minister of the Iranian shah (king) Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ( r. 1789–1797) from 1801 until his death in 1818/19. [1] [2]
A son of Mirza Haji Ahmad, he was born in 1744 to an Isfahani family that moved to the Mazandaran province after the assassination of Nader Shah in 1747. [1] [3] His career started in the court of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ( r. 1789–1797), the founder of the Qajar dynasty. [3]