Sabar Mirza Farman Farmaian

The first son of Persian Qajar nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma through Masoumeh Khanoum. Sabar Mirza was born in 1912.

He quickly decided on medicine, becoming a doctor and specialising in malaria and studying it to great extent.He was a staunch supporter of Mossadegh during Iran's oil nationalisation in 1953. During this period he held the post of Minister of Health.

Government Positions Held

* Minister of Health

ee also

* Persia
* History of Persia
* History of Iran
* Qajar Dynasty of Iran
* Contemporary Medicine in Iran

External links

* [http://www.qajarpages.org/ The Qajar (Kadjar) Pages]
* [http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/dynasties/qajars.html Qajars Dynasty] Turkoman dynasty of the Shahs of Persia

ources

*Daughter of Persia; Sattareh Farman Farmaian with Dona Munker; Crown Publishers,Inc.,New York,1992
* Blood and Oil: Memoirs of a Persian Prince; Manucher Mirza Farman Farmaian. Random House, New York, 1997.