Mahmoud Modir al-Molk Djam ( fa, محمود جم; 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 ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan region between long ridges of vo ...
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 ( fa, رضا شاه پهلوی; ; originally Reza Khan (); 15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian Officer (armed forces), military officer, politician (who served as Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), ...
.[ 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 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 long tons of U.S. Lend-Lease aid pr ...
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
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
on 10 August 1969 at the age of 89.[
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See also
*Esmail Merat
Esmail Merat ( fa, اسماعیل مرآت; 7 March 1893 – 18 December 1949) was Iran's minister of education during Reza Shah reign. He is founder of some faculties of university of Tehran, including law faculty and technical faculty. He has a ...
*Fazlollah Reza
Fazlollah Reza ( fa, فضلالله رضا) (January 1, 1915 – November 19, 2019) was an Iranian university professor.
Career
Reza graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tehran in 1938, receiving a bachelor's degree ...
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).
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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