Nasrollah Pirnia نصرالله مشیرالدوله | |
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| Premier of Iran | |
| In office 30 July 1906 – 7 March 1907 | |
| Monarchs | Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar Mohammad Ali Qajar |
| Preceded by | Abdol Majid Mirza(asPremier of Persia) |
| Succeeded by | Soltan-Ali Vazir-e Afkham |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 August 1899 – 29 July 1906 | |
| Monarch | Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar |
| Premier | Ali Asghar Atabak Abdol Majid Mirza |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Mazaher |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali al-Saltaneh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1840 Nain,Iran |
| Died | 13 September 1907(1907-09-13) (aged 66) Tehran,Iran |
| Resting place | Imamzadeh Saleh |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Hosnieh Ghods-e Dowleh |
| Children | Hassan Hossein Ali Zahra |
Nasrollah Pirnia, also known asMirza Nasrollah Khan (Persian:میرزا نصرالله خان نائینی; 17 October 1840 – 13 September 1907, titledMoshir al-Dowleh), was the first Iranian Prime Minister. He becamePremier of Iran following the introduction of thePersian Constitution of 1906, establishing Iran's first legitimate government approved by theMajlis on 7 October 1906. Before becoming Prime Minister, he had served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He died in circumstances said to be suspicious and was buried inImamzadeh Saleh ofTajrish.
Moshir ad-Dowleh Mansion belonged to him and his children.[1]
Born in 1840 to a family of religious leaders, he grew up inNain before later travelling toTehran. In 1862 he married Hosnieh, daughter of a wealthy merchant named Mirza Taghi Ajudan. Two of their children,Hassan andHossein, would later draft thePersian Constitution of 1906 and play key roles in Iranian politics during the later Qajar period. Nasrullah, working his way up through the ranks of government, became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1898.
Nasrullah became the Premier of Iran under the new Iranian Constitution of 1906. Although he resigned on 17 March 1907, his cabinet remained in place until 1 May 1907. After Nasrullah's death, his eldest sonHassan Pirnia inherited the title of Moshir al-Dowleh before also serving as Prime Minister the following decade.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1899–1906 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by None | Prime Minister of Iran 1906–1907 | Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan |
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