Mirza Jafar Savaji
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Mirza Jafar Savaji was a bureaucrat in Safavid Iran, who served as the grand vizier of Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) from 1525 to 1531. With his appointment, the Savaji family to a degree established their presence in the Safavid administration. Mirza Jafar's appointment was unsustainable due to the internal conflict of the court.[1] He had previously served as the governor of Isfahan.[2]
In the fall of 1531,[2] the vakil (regent) Hoseyn Khan Shamlu initiated a purge in the administration and appointed his own personal vizier Ahmad Beg Nur Kamal as the grand vizier. Mirza Jafar was arrested and soon executed.[1]