Mozaffar Alam

Mozaffarie Alambia (مظفر اعلم Muzaffar Aʿlam) was an Iranian politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs.

Mozaffarie Alambia
Born1882
Trabzon
Died1973 (aged 91)
Tehran
NationalityIranian
OccupationGeneral and government official
TitleBrigadier General
Parent(s)Mirzā ʿAli Akbar Khan Moʿtamed al Wezāra Qazvini (Father)

Early life and education

Alam was born in Trabzon in 1882.[1] His father, Mirzā ʿAli Akbar Khan Moʿtamed al Wezāra Qazvini, was a ranking officer in the ministry of foreign affairs and served in consular positions in Baku, Istanbul, Damascus and Baghdad.[1]

Alam received primary and secondary education in Baku and Tehran.[1] Then he attended the Ottoman military school.[1] Next he attended Saint Sier military school of France in artillery field. He continued his training in infantry.[2]

Career

After completing his education and returning to Iran, Alam began to work at the ministry of foreign affairs, and then was appointed Iranian consul in Damascus.[2] However, he resigned from his post to pursue security career. He was promoted the deputy and then the chief of security forces.[2] Next he began to serve as the head of Cossack brigade. Alam was promoted colonel and then brigadier general.[2] After the 1921 coup, he was appointed governor of Esfahan. Later he served as the governor of Kurdestan.[2] From 1934 to 1950, he served as the minister of foreign affairs in three different cabinets. In 1950, he was appointed the governor of Azerbaijan. In August 1953 he was ambassador in Baghdad. On August 17 when Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had a stopover there, of his twin-engined Beechcraft, where, he said, the Iranian ambassador tried to have him arrested.[3] On 21 August 1953 the Shah returned to Baghdad from Rome. At the airport, he was officially received by the Crown Prince, 'Abd al-Ilah and members of the Iraqi Cabinet. He declined to receive the Persian Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Muzaffar Alam, or any members of his staff. After that 1953 Iranian coup d'état, Alam went to Syria where he stayed for a while before leaving for France. He stayed in France until 1971 after he had permission to return to Iran.[1]

Death

Alam died in Tehran in 1973 at age 91.[1] His family was not permitted to organize a funeral ceremony for him.[1]

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References
  1. "A'lam, Mozaffar". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. Kasra, Nilufar. "Mozaffar Alam". Institute for Iranian History. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  3. Jūrj Marʻī Ḥaddād (1965). Revolutions and Military Rule in the Middle East: The northern tier. R. Speller. p. 154.
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