Morteza-Qoli Bayat

Morteza-Qoli Bayat
47th Prime Minister of Iran
In office 25 November 1944 – 13 May 1945
Preceded by	Mohammad Sa'ed
Succeeded by	Ebrahim Hakimi
Personal details
Born	1890 Arak, Iran
Died	1958 Tehran, Iran
Resting place	Najaf, Iraq
Political party	A'mion Party
Religion	Twelver Shi'a Islam

Morteza Gholi Bayat (Mortezā Qoli Bayāt, aka Sahām al-Soltān, 1890-1958) was a Prime Minister of Iran.

Born in Arak, Iran into a family of Irans' ancient tribal nobility, Chieftains of the Bayat tribe, to Haj Abbas Qoli-Khan Saham al-Molk Araki, he first founded the Democratic party of Arak.

He was heavily involved in the termination of the Qajar dynasty. In 1925, he became Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Foroughi. He was elected numerous times to the Parliament of Iran as a representative of Arak.

In 1935 he served as Minister of Treasury under Prime Minister Ali Soheili.

He introduced his cabinet as Prime Minister of Iran in 1944. His administration however only lasted 5 months and 20 days, and was succeeded by Ebrahim Hakimi. He served as Minister again on a few other occasions.

The visit of Charles de Gaulle to Iran took place during his administration. Under the presence of the Allies in Iran, Tehran also declared war on Japan during his administration.

He was buried in Najaf, Iraq.

See also

• Pahlavi Dynasty
• List of Prime Ministers of Iran

References

Avsati, Alireza, Iran in the last 3 Centuries, Tehran, 2003. Vol1 ISBN 964-93406-6-1, Vol2 ISBN 964-93406-5-3

Political offices
Preceded by Mohammad Sa'ed	Prime Minister of Iran 1944-1945	Succeeded by Ebrahim Hakimi

Persondata
Name	Bayat, Morteza Gholi
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1890
Place of birth	Arak, Iran
Date of death	1958
Place of death	Tehran, Iran