Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi
Iranian cinematographer and photographer
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Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi (Persian: میرزا ابراهیمخان عکاسباشی; August 1874 – 1915) was an Iranian photographer and cinematographer. He became the first cinematographer of the country on 15 August 1900, when he recorded Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1896–1907) strolling on the beach of the town of Ostend in Belgium.[1][2]
BornAugust 1874
Died1915
KnownforFirst Iranian cinematographer
FatherMirza Ahmad Sani-al-saltana
Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi | |
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| Born | August 1874 |
| Died | 1915 |
| Known for | First Iranian cinematographer |
| Father | Mirza Ahmad Sani-al-saltana |
Akkas Bashi was born in August 1874. He was the son of Mirza Ahmad Sani-al-saltana, a Baháʼí convert and chief photographer of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896). Akkas Bashi died in 1915 in the Gilan province.[1]
