Hossein Pirnia, also known as Mo'tamen al Molk ( fa, حسین پیرنیا; 1875–1948) was an

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politician. His father,

Mirza Nasrullah Khan Nasrollah Pirnia, also known as Mirza Nasrollah Khan ( fa, میرزا نصرالله خان نایینی; 17 October 1840 – 13 September 1907, titled Moshir al-Dowleh), was the first Iranian Prime Minister. He became Prime Minister of Iran follo ...

, and his elder brother, Hassan Pirnia, both served as

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Career

He served as

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of the

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from 1914 to 1925, and again from 1928 to 1929. Pirnia played a significant role in the drafting of the Persian Constitution of 1906 and served as Minister of Education in 1918 and Minister without portfolio in 1920. He was elected to every session of the Parliament (Majlis) from 1906, serving as speaker for more than eleven years in total. In 1943 he was elected from Tehran to the 14th session of Parliament but declined to serve.

Sources

* Ghani, Cyrus. ''Iran and the Rise of Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power''. I.B. Tauris: London, 2000. * Azimi, Fakhreddin. ''The Quest for Democracy in Iran''. Harvard University Press: 2010. 1875 births 1948 deaths Moderate Socialists Party politicians Speakers of the National Consultative Assembly Members of the 1st Iranian Majlis Members of the 2nd Iranian Majlis Members of the 3rd Iranian Majlis Deputies of Hamadan for National Consultative Assembly Deputies of Tehran for National Consultative Assembly Members of the 6th Iranian Majlis 20th-century Iranian politicians People of Qajar Iran {{Iran-politician-stub