Prince Soltan Ali Mirza Kadjar (Qajar) (November 16, 1929 – May 27, 2011) was an Iranian
Prince
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of
Qajar dynasty and the son of Soltan Majid Mirza Qajar (1907–1975) and Homadokht Kian (Shayesteh Khanoum) (1912–1992) and the grandson of
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar ( fa, محمدعلی شاه قاجار; 21 June 1872 – 5 April 1925, San Remo, Italy), Shah of Iran from 8 January 1907 to 16 July 1909. He was the sixth shah of the Qajar dynasty.
Biography
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar ...
. He was the Head of the
Qajar
Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...
Imperial Family. Despite Soltan Ali Mirza Qajar being Head of the Qajar Imperial Family, the Qajar claimant to the
Sun Throne
The Sun Throne ( fa, تخت خورشید, Takht-e Khurshīd) is the imperial throne of Iran. It has its name after a radiant sun disk on the headboard. The throne has the shape of a platform, similar to the Marble Throne in Golestan Palace. The ...
was the
Heir Presumptive
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...
Mohammad Hassan Mirza II, son of Soltan Hamid Mirza and grandson of Soltan Ahmad Shah's brother and successor in exile, Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar.
''Kaanoun-e Khanevadegi-e Ghajar'' (after 1999 Kadjar Family Association also named Qajar Family Association: KFA/QFA) was founded in Tehran under the presidency of Nosrat-os-Saltaneh son of
Mozaffar al-Din Shah and Yamin-ed-Dowleh son of
Naser al-Din Shah
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدینشاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Male ...
. It was dissolved two years after its founding. In 1999 under the presidency of Prince Soltan Ali Mirza this reconstituted association was brought to life by Prof. Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar (Santa Barbara City College) and
Leo Barjesteh, who, together with Prof. M. Tehranian (then University of Hawaii), also founded the
International Qajar Studies Association, of which Soltan Ali Mirza Qajar was the honorary president.
Soltan Ali Mirza was a Barrister at Law from France and resided in
Paris
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,
France
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. He is the author of ''Les Rois oubliés''.
[Prince Ali Kadjar (with Sylvie Dervin), ''Les Rois oubliés. L'épopée de la dynastie kadjare'', Editions n°1 / Kian, 1992 and 1993 ]
Soltan Ali Mirza Qajar died on May 27, 2011 in Paris. Shortly before his death he donated his collection of Qajar manuscripts and photographs to the Qajar Studies and Documentation Centre, housed at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and partly exhibited at the
International Museum for Family History in Eijsden, the Netherlands. He was succeeded by
Mohammad Ali Mirza Qajar.
References
External links
Soltan Ali Mirza KadjarInternational Qajar Studies AssociationPhotos of qajar kingsDarolqajarBBC Persian Interview (2011-01-04)
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1929 births
2011 deaths
Ali Mirza
Heads of the Qajar Imperial Family
Iranian royalty
Iranian emigrants to France
People from Beirut