Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh, or Momtaz ol Saltaneh (1869–26 March 1954) (in Persian : صمد خان ممتاز السطنه) was an Iranian diplomat of the
Qajar
The Guarded Domains of Iran, alternatively the Sublime State of Iran and commonly called Qajar Iran, Qajar Persia or the Qajar Empire, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Qajar dynasty, which was of Turkic origin,Cyrus Ghani. ''Iran an ...
and
Pahlavi dynasty
The Pahlavi dynasty () is an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian royal dynasty that was the Pahlavi Iran, last to rule Iran before the country's monarchy was abolished by the Iranian Revolution in 1979. It was founded in 1925 by Reza Shah, Reza S ...
era.
Early life
Samad Khan Momtaz was born in 1869 in Tabriz.
His father was Ali Akbar Mokrem os-Saltaneh (in Persian: میرزا علی اکبر مکرم السلطنه), grandson of Samad Khan Sarraf (in Persian: آقا صمد صراف تبریزی) and his brothers were Momtaz Homayoun and
Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh, His father was an eminent aristocrat and diplomat.
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Career
In 1883, Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh was secretary to the legation of Persia in Paris. Later, he was embassy counsellor in St. Petersburg and participated in the European travels 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 ...
and then Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (; 23 March 1853 – 3 January 1907) was the fifth Qajar shah of Iran, reigning from 1896 until his death in 1907. He is often credited with the creation of the Persian Constitution of 1906, which he approved of in ...
. He was the Persian minister in Belgium and the Netherlands before being appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister in Paris in April 1905. He remained at this position until March 1926.[ He never returned to Iran and chose to live in Paris. He was recognized by the French government as counsellor of the Iranian embassy in Paris from 25 March 1946 to 27 September 1951. Samad Khan Momtaz os-saltaneh, was the second Persian IOC (]International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...
) Member. His date of appointment was November 1923, and he remained a member until 22 April 1927, after the coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi. At the conference of the International Red Cross of 1906, Momtaz os-Saltaneh convinced the assembly to accept the use of new emblems; The Red-Lion and Sun for Persia (not used since the 1979 Islamic revolution) and the Red Crescent for the rest of Islamic states.
Personal life
His first marriage, to an Iranian, resulted in a son, Abdollah, who would later become a diplomat in Iran. He had two daughters from a second marriage to a Frenchwoman. He died in 1954 in Paris and was buried at Père-Lachaise cemetery. In March 1921, Samad Khan was elevated to Prince by Ahmad Shah Qajar
Ahmad Shah Qajar (; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was the List of monarchs of Iran, shah of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the seventh and final ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.
Ahmad Shah ...
with the title of Royal Highness. He was a Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur.[, On Tabrizinfo.com site]
Photos
Image:Mokrem_Saltaneh_complète.JPG, Mokrem os-Saltaneh (his father)
Image:Momtaz.jpg, Persian delegation at the funeral of King Edward VII 1910
Image:Ismail mumtaz sm.jpg, Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh (his brother)
Image:Ismail Mumtaz Minister.jpg, Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh (his brother)
Image:Momtaz ol-Molouk.png, Momtaz ol-Molouk (Married General Naghdi)(his sister)
Image:Abdollah_Khan.jpeg, Abdollah Khan Momtaz (his son)
Image:Red Lion with Sun.svg, Red-Lion And Sun
Image:Momtaz_Entrée.JPG, Entrée de sa maison parisienne
Image:Momtaz_Jardin.JPG, Le jardin de sa maison parisienne
Image:Grande Salle2.JPG, La Grande Salle
Image:Momtaz Grande salle.JPG, La Grande Salle
Image:Momtaz Salon.JPG, Le Salon
Image:Salle de Trône.JPG, La Salle du Trône
Image:Salle à Manger.JPG, La Salle à Manger
Image:Salle à Manger 2.JPG, La Salle à Manger
Image:Salle à Manger 3.JPG, La Salle à Manger
References
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1955 deaths
1869 births
People from Tabriz
Ambassadors of Iran to France
Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour
Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
Iranian diplomats
Iranian emigrants to France
Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint-Charles
People of Qajar Iran
19th-century Iranian people
20th-century Iranian people
People of Pahlavi Iran