Mostafa Adl (, also known as Manṣur-al-Salṭana (); 1882 – 12 July 1950) was an Iranian politician, diplomat, jurist, former Ambassador of Iran to
Switzerland
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(1935–39) and president of
University of Tehran
The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...
(1941–42).
He led the Iranian delegation to the
United Nations Conference on International Organization
The United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO), commonly known as the San Francisco Conference, was a convention of delegates from 50 Allies of World War II, Allied nations that took place from 25 April 1945 to 26 June 194 ...
also known as the San Francisco Conference.
During his time as the Minister of Culture of Iran, Adl was also the president of
Tehran University
The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...
, since the university was controlled by the ministry of culture at the time.
See also
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Adl (family)
References
Government ministers of Iran
Politicians from Tabriz
1950 deaths
Ambassadors of Iran to Switzerland
1882 births
Ministers of justice of Iran
University of Paris alumni
20th-century Iranian lawyers
Iranian expatriates in France
20th-century Iranian politicians
Adl family
Academic staff of the University of Tehran
Burials at Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine
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