Preceded by Hossein Ala' Name Manouchehr Eghbal Education University of Tehran | Alma mater Tehran University Succeeded by Jafar Sharif-Emami Religion Islam Children Maryam Eghbal | |
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Monarch Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Died November 25, 1977, Tehran, Iran Similar People Shahriar Shafiq, Princess Ashraf of Iran, Reza Shah, Esmat Dowlatshahi | ||
Political party Nationalist Party | ||
Manuchehr Eqbal (Persian: منوچهر اقبال; 13 October 1909 – 25 November 1977) was one of the prime ministers of Iran.
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Education
Eghbal studied at Darolfonoon, and finished advanced studies in medicine in Paris in 1933.
Career
In 1950, Eghbal was appointed chancellor of Tabriz University, followed by Tehran University in 1954. Five years later he became Iran's envoy to UNESCO. He then taught at Sorbonne for a while and became a member of the French Académie Nationale de Médecine.
He served as the minister of health in Ahmad Ghavam's cabinet, minister of culture in Abdolhosein Hazhir's cabinet, minister of transportation in RajabAli Mansur's cabinet, and interior minister in Mohammad Sa'ed's cabinet. He also served as the governor of East Azarbaijan province.
In April 1957, he became prime minister, replacing Hussein Ala. Eghbal continued as prime minister until fall 1960 and was replaced by Sharif Emami. Until his death, he served as a top executive in Iran's National Oil Company. He was also one of the close aides to the Shah.
Personal life
Eghbal married a French woman and had three daughters. The eldest Nicole became a nun. The second, Monique, married a Swiss surgeon and had a daughter, Muriel. The youngest daughter, Maryam Francoise, first married Prince Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi in October 1964 when she was 18 years old, but the marriage ended in divorce and she married Prince Shahriar Shafiq.
Death
Eghbal died of a heart attack on 25 November 1977 in Tehran, aged 68.