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Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz

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Mohammad Mirza


Prince Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz (1894-?) KCVO (1919) was Iranian prince of Qajar Dynasty. He was son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and Princess Ezzat-ed-Dowleh daughter of Mozaffar al-Din Shah.

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Biography

He was educated privately in Tehran and Tabriz. At the age of 12, He was sent with his elder brother, Firouz Mirza to Paris. In Paris, He attended in Lycee Janson de Sailly. Also studied at the military academies of Russia. He joined to Russian Army and served during World War I. Firouz returned to Persia after the Russian revolution. He was Governor-General of Fars 1941-1942 and Minister for Roads and Communications 1945-1946.

Government Positions Held

  • Chief of military mission to India, 1942
  • Governor-General of Fars (1st time), 1941–1942
  • Governor-General of Fars (2nd time), 1944–1945
  • Chief of military mission to the North African front, 1943
  • Minister of Roads and Communications, 1945–1946

    • Honours

  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Belgium (1919)
  • Order of the Legion of Honour

    • References

    Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz Wikipedia
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