Ali Mansur

Ali Khan Mansur (also known as Mansur ul-Mulk) (1886 – 8 December 1974) was a Prime Minister of Iran.

Not to be confused with Hassan Ali Mansur.

Ali Mansur
25th Prime Minister of Iran
In office 23 March 1950 – 26 June 1950
Monarch	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded by	Mohammad Sa'ed
Succeeded by	Ali Razmara
In office 26 June 1940 – 27 August 1941
Monarch	Reza Shah
Preceded by	Ahmad Matin-Daftari
Succeeded by	Mohammad-Ali Foroughi
Personal details
Born	1886 Tehran, Iran
Died	8 December 1974(1974-12-08) (aged 87–88) Tehran, Iran
Political party	Revival Party
Children	Hassan Ali Mansur

Born in Tehran, he served as Governor of Khorasan and Azarbaijan provinces, and was an ambassador to Italy, The Vatican, and Turkey.

He served twice as Prime Minister (from 1939 to 1941, and again in 1950)[1] and six times as Cabinet Minister. He resigned as Prime Minister several days after August 25, 1941, when British and Soviet troops invaded Iran to suppress German activity.[1]

Before World War II, Mansur was the Iranian Minister of Roads and Railway during construction of the Trans‐Iranian Railway.[1] After World War II, Mansur was appointed Governor General of Azerbaijan in 1946 and was appointed ambassador to Turkey in 1953.[1]

His son, Hassan Ali Mansur, served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1965.

See also

• List of Iranian Prime Ministers

References

1. "Ali Khan Mansour, Ex‐Premier of Iran". The New York Times. 1974-12-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

Other 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). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).

Political offices
Preceded by Ahmad Matin-Daftari	Prime Minister of Iran 1940–1941	Succeeded by Mohammad-Ali Foroughi
Preceded by Mohammad Sa'ed	Prime Minister of Iran 1950	Succeeded by Ali Razmara