- Morteza Gholi Bayat
Morteza Gholi Bayat (Mortezā Qoli Bayāt, aka "Sahām al-Soltān", 1890-1958) was a
Prime Minister of Iran .Born in
Arak, Iran 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 MinisterMohammad Ali Foroughi . He was elected numerous times to theMajles 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 byEbrahim 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 onJapan during his administration.He was buried in
Najaf ,Iraq .ee also
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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
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