Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh

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Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh, or Momtaz ol Saltaneh (1869–26 March 1954) (in Persian : صمد خان ممتاز السطنه) was an Iranian diplomat of the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty era.

Early life

Samad Khan Momtaz was born in 1869 in Tabriz[1] in an Azeri family. His father was Ali Akbar Mokrem os-Saltaneh (in Persian: میرزا علی اکبر مکرم‌ السلطنه), grandson of Samad Khan Sarraf (in Persian: آقا صمد صراف تبریزی) and his brothers were Momtaz Homayoun and Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh,[2][3] His father was an eminent aristocrat and diplomat.[1]

Career

In 1883, Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh was secretary to the legation of Persia in Paris. Later, he was embassy counsellor in St. Petersburg and participated in the European travels of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and then Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. He was the Persian minister in Belgium and the Netherlands before being appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister in Paris in April 1905. He remained at this position until March 1926.[1] He never returned to Iran and chose to live in Paris. He was recognized by the French government as counsellor of the Iranian embassy in Paris from 25 March 1946 to 27 September 1951. Samad Khan Momtaz os-saltaneh, was the second Persian IOC (International Olympic Committee) Member. His date of appointment was November 1923, and he remained a member until 22 April 1927, after the coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi. At the conference of the International Red Cross of 1906, Momtaz os-Saltaneh wins to convince the assembly to accept the use of new emblems; The Red-Lion and Sun for Persia (no used since the 1979 Islamic revolution) and the Red Crescent for the rest of Islamic states.

Personal life

His first marriage, to an Iranian, resulted in a son, Abdollah, who would later become a diplomat in Iran. He had two daughters from a second marriage to a Frenchwoman. He died in 1955 in Paris and was buried at Père-Lachaise cemetery. In March 1921, Samad Khan was elevated to Prince by Ahmad Shah Qajar with the title of Royal Highness. He was a Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur.[4][5]

Photos

  • Mokrem Saltaneh complète.JPG

    Mokrem os-Saltaneh (his father)

  • Momtaz.jpg

    Persian Delegation At The Funeral Of King Edward VII 1910

  • Ismail mumtaz sm.jpg

    Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh (his brother)

  • Ismail Mumtaz Minister.jpg

    Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh (his brother)

  • Momtaz ol-Molouk.png

    Momtaz ol-Molouk (Married General Naghdi)(his sister)

  • Abdollah Khan.jpeg

    Abdollah Khan Momtaz (his son)

  • Red-Lion And Sun

  • Momtaz Entrée.JPG

    Entrée de sa maison parisienne

  • Momtaz Jardin.JPG

    Le jardin de sa maison parisienne

  • Grande Salle2.JPG

    La Grande Salle

  • Momtaz Grande salle.JPG

    La Grande Salle

  • Momtaz Salon.JPG

    Le Salon

  • Momtaz Grande salle.JPG

    La Grande Salle

  • Grande Salle2.JPG

    La Grande Salle

  • Salle de Trône.JPG

    La Salle du Trône

  • Salle à Manger.JPG

    La Salle à Manger

  • Salle à Manger 2.JPG

    La Salle à Manger

  • Salle à Manger 3.JPG

    La Salle à Manger

References

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  2. ↑ Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh, On Tabrizinfo.com
  3. ↑ « Mirza Esmail Khan Momtaz od-Dowleh », Institute for Iranian contemporary historical Studies.
  4. ↑ Iranian delegation at King Edward VII funeral, Hakimi's family site
  5. ↑ Samad Momtaz ol-Saltaneh, On Tabrizinfo.com site

External links

  • New Age Journal of THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1910 see page 99, "Foreign Affairs" By S. Verdad [1]
Preceded by Prime Minister of Iran
1918		 Succeeded by
Hassan Pirnia
  1. REDIRECT Template:Prime ministers of Iran
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