Mahmoud Modir al-Molk Djam (; 1880 – 10 August 1969) was a
prime minister
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of
Iran
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from 1935 to 1939.
Early life
Djam was born in
Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...
in around 1880.
Career
Djam learned French from a Frenchman in Tabriz and began to work as a translator at the French legation. In 1921, he was appointed foreign minister to the cabinet of Seyyed Zia. He served as finance minister in the cabinet headed by Reza Shah
Reza Shah Pahlavi born Reza Khan (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the roughly 53 years old Pahlavi dynasty. Originally a military officer, he became a politician, serving as minister of war an ...
.[ In September 1933, he was appointed interior minister. From December 1935 to October 1939 he served as prime minister.][ The ]Persian Corridor
The Persian Corridor ( Persian: دالان پارسی) was a supply route through Iran into Soviet Azerbaijan by which British aid and American Lend-Lease supplies were transferred to the Soviet Union during World War II. Of the 17.5 million lo ...
was inaugurated during his premiership. From October 1939 to September 1941 Djam was the minister of court. Next, he served as Iran's ambassador to Egypt
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. In 1948, he was again appointed minister of court. Next, he was named ambassador to Italy
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. Until his death he was a senator.[
During his public service, Djam was a member of the Committee of the Iron (Committee-e Ahan).]
Death
He died in Tehran
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on 10 August 1969 at the age of 89.[
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See also
* Esmail Merat
*Fazlollah Reza
Fazlollah Reza (; January 1, 1915 – November 19, 2019) was an Iranian scientist, academic, and diplomat known for his pioneering contributions to electrical engineering and information theory. Born in Iran, he pursued higher education in enginee ...
References
The following reference was used for the above writing: '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).
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1880 births
1969 deaths
People from Tabriz
Prime ministers of Iran
Government ministers of Iran
Ambassadors of Iran to Egypt
Ambassadors of Iran to Italy
Nationalists' Party politicians
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