Father Fath Ali Shah Qajar Parents Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Name Aliqoli Qajar | Died 1880 | |
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Siblings Abbas Mirza, Mohammad Taqi Mirza, Abdollah Mirza Similar People Fath‑Ali Shah Qajar, Abbas Mirza, Bahman Mirza Qajar, Mohammad Shah Qajar | ||
Grandparents Hussein Qoli Khan Qajar | ||
Aliqoli Mirza Qajar (1822-1880), given the honorary title of Etezado-ol-Saltaneh, was a prince of the Qajar dynasty, a son of Fath-Ali Shah (r. 1797-1834). Chancellor of the Dar ul-Funun school, he also established the Iranian Ministry of Science in 1855 and he was first minister of Science for its first 22 years. He was also the Minister of Telegraphy Industries and in several occasions, served as head of Persia's printing office.
He is believed to be the first person to translate Isaac Newton's laws of mechanics into the Persian language.
Biography
Aliqoli Mirza was born by Fath-Ali Shah's Armenian wife Golpirhan Khanum, who hailed from Tiflis (Tbilisi). He was Fath-Ali Shah's forty-seventh son.
References
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