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Hasan Ali Garrusi was an Iranian officer, diplomat, and statesman of the Qajar period.
Biography
He was born in Bijar to a Kurdish tribe named Kabudvand; he was the son of an Iranian politician named Mohammad-Sadiq Khan, while his mother was originally a concubine of the Qajar shah (king) Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. During his early life, Garrusi spent his life in getting an education, where he learned about history, calligraphy, and probably some theology as well, an unusual thing for a person from his background during that period. Garrusi's first military experience was during his participation during the Qajar siege of Herat in 1838, a siege which ended in a Qajar defeat. Garrusi was later sent to Tabriz to protect from its western neighbors who were threatening Iran. In 1846, Garrusi's father died, and two years later, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar became the new king of Iran. Hasan Ali Garrusi died in 1857.