Vossug ed Dowleh

Vosough od-Dowleh
وثوق‌الدوله
Prime Minister of Iran
In office
6 October 1909  15 July 1910
Monarch Ahmad Shah Qajar
Preceded by Sepahsalar-e Tonekaboni
Succeeded by Mostowfi ol-Mamalek
In office
19 July 1911  26 July 1911
Monarch Ahmad Shah Qajar
Preceded by Mostowfi ol-Mamalek
Succeeded by Sepahsalar-e Tonekaboni
In office
1 March 1916  7 July 1917
Monarch Ahmad Shah Qajar
Preceded by Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma
Succeeded by Mostowfi ol-Mamalek
Personal details
Born 1 April 1868
Tehran, Iran
Died 3 February 1951 (aged 82)
Tehran, Iran
Political party Constitutional Movement
Religion Twelver Shi'a Islam

Hassan Vossug ed Dowleh[1][2][3] (Persian: حسن وثوق‌الدوله; 1868–1950) was Prime Minister of Qajar era Iran. He served as Prime Minister of Iran on 3 separate occasions. He was one of the leaders of the Constitutional Movement of Iran.

He was the older brother of Ahmad Qavam.

Life

Hassan Vosough was born to one of Iran's most famous families. His father was named Mirza Ebrahim Motamed os-Saltaneh, and his grandfather was named Mohammad Qavam od-Dowleh. His ancestors had already served at high ranks under the Shah of Iran. Four members of his family were prime ministers: Ahmad Qavam, Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, Ahmad Matin-Daftari, and Mohammad Mosaddegh.

His mother died when he was at an early age, making his uncle take care of. His father worked as a financial manager in several provinces of Iran. Hassan received a good education through home teachers and spoke fluent French and English. As an adolescent, he accompanied his father on his travels, and took over the financial administration of Iranian Azerbaijan at a young age.

Vosough actively participated in the constitutional revolution of Iran, and was elected in part as a founding member of the inaugural session of the first parliament of Iran in 1906 as deputy president of the Parliament. In the years of 1911-1915, Vosough was the first foreign minister and later finance minister of Iran. He later became prime minister from March 1916 to July 1917. After the abdication of the Russian king on 15 March 1917, hope came to Iran for an end of the first world war, and withdrawal of Russian and British troops who invaded Iran in November 1914, and were occupying the country since that time.

Vosough played a leading role in the negotiations with the British Ambassador, which resulted in the Anglo-Persian Agreement that would end badly for the Iranians. Later it became known that Great Britain had bribed Vosough for this agreement. Although Vosough denied that he had enriched himself personally, and also offered to repay the money.[4] His reputation was so damaged that he left Iran. He returned in 1926 to refund a portion of the bribe back to Iran.

During the reign of the new king of Iran, Reza Shah, Vosough returned to the country on June 1926, where he became the financial officer, and later became minister of Justice. On November 1926 he resigned as minister because he had applied for a seat in the Iranian Parliament and was also elected. After the expiry of the seventh session of the Iranian parliament in 1928, Vosough withdrew from politics. He was still frequently consulted by Reza Shah in financial matters. In 1936 he became a member of the newly founded Academy of Persian Language and Literature.

Hassam Vosough died in 1951 in Tehran.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni
Prime Minister of Iran
1909-1910
Succeeded by
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek
Preceded by
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek
Prime Minister of Iran
1911
Succeeded by
Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni
Preceded by
Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma
Prime Minister of Iran
1916-1917
Succeeded by
Mostowfi ol-Mamalek
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