Mirza Hashem Khan Ghaffari (Persian: میرزا هاشم خان غفاری) was an Iranian official from the Ghaffari family. Until 1861/62, he managed the private finances of Naser al-Din Shah (r. 1848–1896). He was afterwards appointed to three offices; amin-e khalwat, the custodian of the personal estate of the shah, which was a newly created title and office which would remain exclusive to the Ghaffari family; the chief of the court personnel; the commander of the royal musketeers; and the dean of the shah's household. In 1871, a seat in the government's Consultative Assembly was granted to Mirza Hashem Khan. Later that year, following the death of Mirza Hashem Khan's brother Farrokh Khan in May, Nasir al-Din Shah appointed him vazir-e hozur and bestowed upon him his brother's title of Amin od-Dowleh.[1]
Mirza Hashem Khan Ghaffari | |
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 Portrait of Farrokh Khan by his cousin Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk, dated 1864 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1877 Qajar Iran |
| Resting place | Qom |
| Children | Mohammad Khan Eqbal od-Dowleh Gholam-Hossein Khan Ghaffari |
| Relatives | Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari (granduncle) Farrokh Khan (brother) Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk (cousin) Abu Torab Ghaffari (cousin) Kamal-ol-molk (cousin) |
Mirza Hashem Khan died in 1877 and was buried in the city of Qom. He had two sons who also served in the administration, Mohammad Khan Eqbal od-Dowleh and Gholam-Hossein Khan Ghaffari.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Gaffary 1989, pp. 946–947.
Sources
edit- Gaffary, F. (1989). "Amīn-e ḵalwat". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. ISBN 978-0710090959.
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