Mirza Muhammed Ibrahim or Mirza Mohammad Ibrahim (; 1800 – July, 1857) was an educator who traveled from his native

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(now

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) to Britain in 1826. There, he took up a permanent appointment to teach oriental languages at the prestigious

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, where he remained until 1844. While there, he also worked as an official translator, becoming friendly with

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. He was the author of an English and Persian grammar textbook. There were rumours that he had left Persia because of religious differences with the establishment. However, while abroad, he remained a faithful

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, despite the prevailing British social climate in favour of Christianity. After returning to Persia in 1844, he became tutor to the future Shah.The Gentleman's Magazine, 185
obituary
accessed 9 October 2007

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* Iranian educators Iranian expatriates in the United Kingdom British East India Company people 1857 deaths 1800s births {{Iran-bio-stub