Mohsen Sadr (; also known by his title: Sadr ol-Ashraf I 1871 – 19 October 1962) was a judge and politician, the

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and the president of the

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. During his government, Iran became one of the founding states of the

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by signing the

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.آسيه آل احمد
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Life and politics

He was born in

Mahallat Mahallat () is a city in the Central District (Mahallat County), Central District of Mahallat County, Markazi province, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History In ancient times it was a ...

in Markazi in 1871 as the son of Seyyed Hossein 'Fakhr ol-Zakerin', a wealthy clergyman, by a daughter of Hajji Molla Akbar Khorassani. He received his title "Sadr ol-Ashraf' after the death of his paternal uncle Seyyed Sadr ed-Din 'Sadr ol-Ashraf', who had been the son-in-law of the very influential courtier Anoushirvan Khan Eyn ol-Molk (a cousin of

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...

). Mohsen 'Sadr ol-Ashraf' served as royal tutor to one of Naser al-Din Shah's sons, and served in many senior government positions in his career, such as President of the High Court of Justice in Tehran, Governor of

Khorasan KhorasanDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 (; , ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and no ...

, Speaker of

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, Minister of The Judiciary (five times), Prime Minister in 1945 and Senator (twice). After the death of Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma in 1939 he acted as the executor of the last will of Farmanfarma and guardian of his children.

Death

Mohsen Sadr died of brain cancer at the age of 91 in

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on 19 October 1962. He had three sons and seven daughters. His first child was "Abul Qasem Sadr".

Hossein Eslambolchi Hossein Eslambolchi is an Iranian-American businessman. He is known for his prominent role in AT&T where he was global chief technology and information officer beginning in 2005. He first joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1986 and became an officer ...

, an Iranian-American experimental physicist and engineer, is the grandson of Abul Qasem Sadr and the great-grandchild of Mohsen Sadr.محسن. ''خاطرات صدرالاشراف'
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* *'Alí Rizā Awsatí, ''Iran in the Past Three Centuries'' (''Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh''), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing, Tehran, Iran, 2003). (Vol. 1), (Vol. 2). *L.A. Ferydoun Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn, "Mistaken Identities: Anoushirvan (Shir) Khan (Qajar Qovanlou) Eyn ol-Molk Etezad od-Doleh and Prince Ali Qoli Mirza Etezad os-Saltaneh," in: ''Qajar Studies II'', ''Journal of the International Qajar Studies Association, Rotterdam/Santa Barbara/Tehran 2002, pp. 91-150. '' {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadr, Mohsen People from Markazi province 1871 births 1962 deaths Prime ministers of Iran Presidents of the Senate of Iran Deaths from brain cancer in Iran People from Mahallat Ministers of justice of Iran 19th-century Iranian politicians 20th-century Iranian politicians

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