Thursday, September 21, 2017

Akbar Mirza Qajar (General Staff, 1924)

Akbar Mirza, Sarim-ud-Douleh




Born about 1885. Eight and favourite son of Prince Zill-us-Sultan (who was eldest son of Nasr-ud-Din Shah, but debarred from accession to throne because his mother was not a Qajar princess), and of Muin-us-Sultaneh. At his father’s instigation he killed his own mother 1906, and was not received by British and Russian Consuls for considerable time afterwards. Zill-us-Sultan left him bulk of his property.
Accompanied his father to Fars for a very short time 1908. Appointed Minister of Public Works and Commerce in Farman Farma’s cabinet 1915: of Foreign Affairs for short time in Sipah Salar’s cabinet 1916: Governor of Isfahan 1917: Minister of Finance in Vusuq-ud-Douleh’s cabinet, but resented the Premier’s dictatorial attitude and assumption of control over departments, and was expelled from cabinet April 1920 for intriguing.

November 1920 Governor of Kermanshah and Hamadan: arrested by order of Prime Minister, Sayyid Zia-ud-Din March 1921, and taken to Tehran. November 1922 to Juny 1923 Governor-General of Fars, but his conduct of the elections for the Majlis and conflict with the Military Command over these and over Military appropriating Palace led to his leaving Shiraz in a fit of temper. His governor-generalship was characterised by poor office work, indolence and seeking to win popular favour by ultra-democratic manners; and by extreme parsimony. Married daughter of Amin-us-Sultan, Atabeg-Aazam. One son Khusru Mirza (born 1921) and one daughter.



Additions and Corrections to Who's Who in Persia (Volume IV), General Staff, India, Delhi: Government Central Press, 1924, p. 7.

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