Mohammad Hassan Mirza
Mohammad Hassan Mirza شاهزاده محمدحسن میرزا قاجار | |
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Born | Tabriz, Iran | 20 November 1899
Died | 7 January 1943 Maidenhead, England | (aged 43)
Burial | |
Spouse | Mahin Banou Malek-Mansour Muhtaram-os-Saltaneh Homayoun-os-Saltaneh Shams-ol-Molouk Aziz Aghdas |
Issue | Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza Prince Soltan Hamid Mirza Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza Princess Shams Aqdas Princess Giti Afrouz |
Dynasty | Qajar |
Father | Mohammad Ali Shah |
Mother | Malakeh Jahan |
Mohammad Hassan Mirza (20 November 1899, in Tabriz – 7 January 1943, in Maidenhead), was the brother of Ahmed Shah Qajar of Iran, and former Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty. Soon after Reza Shah deposed the Qajar dynasty and made himself Shah of Iran in 1925, Prince Mohammad Hassan and his family were sent into permanent exile to England. In 1930, he declared himself the rightful heir to the crown as pretender to the throne. He died on 7 January 1943 in Maidenhead, England and was buried in Kerbala, Iraq.
Honours
- Qajar dynasty:
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Lion and the Sun
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Crown of Persia
- : Grand Cross of the Order of Muhammad 'Ali of Egypt – 1921
Offspring
- Prince Soltan Hosein Mirza (25 August 1916, Tabriz-1986, Canada)
- Prince Soltan Hamid Mirza (23 April 1918, Tabriz-5 May 1988, London)
- Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza (1923, Tehran-1996, Canada)
- Princess Shmas Aghdas (1919, Tehran-1991, Paris)
- Princess Giti Afruz (1922, Tehran-)
Government Positions Held
- Governor-General of South Azerbaijan (1918).
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