Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz
Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz | |
|---|---|
| Minister of War | |
| In office 22 September 1944 – 12 October 1944 | |
| Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Prime Minister | Morteza-Qoli Bayat |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Zand |
| Succeeded by | Abdollah Hedayat |
| Minister of Roads | |
| In office 27 January 1946 – 17 December 1947 | |
| Prime Minister | Ahmad Qavam |
| Preceded by | Nader Arasteh |
| Succeeded by | Abolhasan Sadeqi |
| Governor of Fars | |
| In office 1943–1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 1983 (aged 88–89) |
| Spouse | Safiyeh Namazi |
| Children | Eskandar Firouz Narcy Firouz |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire (1914–1917).svg.png){kind=small} Qajar Iran (1917–1925) Pahlavi Iran (1925–1946) |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army Imperial Iranian Army |
Years of service | 1914–1946 |
| Rank |  Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Prince Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz (Persian: محمدحسین میرزا فیروز; 1894–1983) KCVO (1919) was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty. He was a son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma and Princess Ezzat ed-Dowleh daughter of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar.
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, where he attended Lycée Janson-de-Sailly. He also studied at the military academies of Russia. He joined the Russian Army and served during World War I. Firouz returned to Iran after the Russian Revolution. He was Governor-General of Fars in 1941–1942 and Minister for Roads and Communications in 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 campaign, 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