Ali Soheili ( fa, علی سهیلی; 1896 – 1 May 1958) was a Prime Minister of
Iran
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.
Born in
Tabriz
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, he served as Prime Minister in 1942, and Ambassador to
Britain
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* The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
* Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
in 1953.
He has studied at
Saint Louis school
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in Tehran.
The
Tehran Conference
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took place during his administration.
It is written that he was well versed in the
Fine Arts
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(music, painting). He died of cancer at the age of 62 in
London
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.
See also
*
Pahlavi dynasty
The Pahlavi dynasty ( fa, دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty, ruling for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier in modern times, who ...
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List of prime ministers of Iran
References
*'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), ''Iran in the Past Three Centuries'' (''Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh'' – ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing – انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). (Vol. 1), (Vol. 2).
1896 births
1958 deaths
Prime Ministers of Iran
Politicians from Tabriz
Government ministers of Iran
Iranian diplomats
Deaths from cancer in England
Foreign ministers of Iran
20th-century Iranian people
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