Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty () (1789–1925) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Mohammad Khan () of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman Qajar tribe. List of Qajar monarchs Qajar imperial family The Qajar Imperial Family in exile is currently headed by the eldest descendant of Mohammad Ali Shah, Sultan Mohammad Ali Mirza Qajar, while the Heir Presumptive to the Qajar throne is Mohammad Hassan Mirza II, the grandson of Mohammad Hassan Mirza, Sultan Ahmad Shah's brother and heir. Mohammad Hassan Mirza died in England in 1943, having proclaimed himself shah in exile in 1930 after the death of his brother in France. Today, the descendants of the Qajars often identify themselves as such and hold reunions to stay socially acquainted through the Kadjar (Qajar) Family Association, often coinciding with the annual conferences and meetings of the International Qajar Studies Association (IQSA). The Kadjar (Qajar) Family Association was founded for a third time in 2000. Two earlier family associations were stopped because of political pressure. The offices and archives of IQSA are housed at the International Museum for Family History in Eijsden. Titles and styles The shah and his consort were styled Imperial Majesty. Their children were addressed as Imperial Highness, while male-line grandchildren were entitled to the lower style of Highness; all of them bore the title of Shahzadeh or Shahzadeh Khanoum. Qajar dynasty since 1925 Heads of the Qajar Imperial Family The headship of the Imperial Family is inherited by the eldest male descendant of Mohammad Ali Shah. Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar (1925–1930) Fereydoun Mirza (1930–1975) Sultan Hamid Mirza (1975–1988) Sultan Mahmoud Mirza (1988) Sultan Ali Mirza Qajar (1988–2011) Sultan Mohammad Ali Mirza (2011–present) Heirs Presumptive of the Qajar dynasty The Heir Presumptive is the Qajar heir to the Persian throne. Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar (1925–1930) Mohammad Hassan Mirza (1930–1943) Fereydoun Mirza (1943–1975) Sultan Hamid Mirza (1975–1988) Mohammad Hassan Mirza II (1988–) Notable members Politics Prince Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma, prime minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh, prime minister of Iran and nephew of Prince Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma. Prince Firouz Nosrat-ed-Dowleh III, son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Farmanfarma, foreign minister of Iran Hossein Khan Sardar, last ruler of the Erivan Khanate administrative division Amir Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian economist and politician, prime minister of Iran from 1965 to 1977, a Qajar descendant on his maternal side Ali Amini, prime minister of Iran Prince Iraj Eskandari, Iranian communist politician Princess Maryam Farman Farmaian, Iranian communist politician, founder of the women's section of the Tudeh Party of Iran Ardeshir Zahedi, Iranian diplomat, Qajar descendant on his maternal side. Prince Sabbar Farmanfarmaian, health minister in Mosaddeq cabinet Abdol-Hossein Sardari, Consul General at the Iranian Embassy in Paris 1940–1945; helped and saved the lives of Jews in danger of deportation by issuing them with Iranian passports. A Qajar Qoyunlu and through his mother a grandson of Princess Malekzadeh Khanoum Ezzat od-Doleh, the sister of Nasser ed-Din Shah. Aga Khan III, President of the League of Nations from 1937 to 1938, one of the founders and the first president