Abbas Adham ( fa, عباس ادهم; ''Abbās Adham'', 1885 – 31 October 1969) was an Iranian
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
and
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
who served as
health minister A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Count ...
(Surgeon Ministry) in
Abdolhossein Hazhir
Abdolhossein Hazhir ( fa, عبدالحسین هژیر; 4 June 1902 – 5 November 1949) was an Iranian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Iran under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1948, having been a minister 10 times. One of his post ...
and
Mohammad Sa'ed
Mohammad Sa'ed Maraghei ( fa, محمد ساعد مراغهای; 28 April 1881 – 1 November 1973) was the 27th Prime Minister of Iran.
Early life
Sa'ed was born in Maragheh, and studied at the University of Lausanne.
Prime Minister
Sa'ed be ...
cabinets. He was called Alam-ol-molk as
honorific address. Abbas Adham worked for
Ahmad Shah Qajar
Ahmad Shah Qajar ( fa, احمد شاه قاجار; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was Shah of Persia (Iran) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.
Ahmad Shah was born in Tabriz on 21 Janu ...
as a personal doctor. He also was head of Tehran-resident
Azerbaijani people
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...
community. Abbas Adham was a member of
Red Lion and Sun Society
The Red Lion and Sun Society of Iran ( fa, انجمن شیر و خورشید سرخ ایران) was established in 1922 and admitted to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in 1923. However, some report the symbol was introduced ...
directorate and
senator
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-elect of
Senate of Iran
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References
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Abbas Adham fa, دکتر عباس ادهم; ''Pezashknama''
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1885 births
1969 deaths
Politicians from Tabriz
Government ministers of Iran
Physicians from Tabriz