Mohammad Hassan Mirza
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Tabriz, Azerbaijan, Sublime State of Persia
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
| Mohammad Hassan Mirza | |
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| Regent of Iran | 24 March 1924 – 31 October 1925 |
| Born | 20 November 1899 Tabriz, Azerbaijan, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 7 January 1943 (aged 43) Maidenhead, Berkshire, England |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Mahin Banou Malek-Mansour Muhtaram-os-Saltaneh Homayoun-os-Saltaneh princess Shams-ol-Molouk Aziz Aghdas |
| Issue | Princess Shirin Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza Prince Soltan Hamid Mirza Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza Princess Shams Aqdas Princess Giti Afrouz |
| Dynasty | Qajar |
| Father | Mohammad Ali Shah |
| Mother | Malakeh Jahan |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Mohammad Hassan Mirza (Persian: شاهزاده محمدحسن میرزا قاجار; 20 November 1899 – 7 January 1943) was an Iranian prince and younger brother of Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Qajar shah (king) of Iran, and former Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty. Shortly after Reza Shah deposed the Qajar dynasty and installed himself as Shah of Iran in 1925, Mohammad Hassan and his family were sent into permanent exile to England.
In 1930, he declared himself the rightful heir to the crown as pretender to the throne. He died on 7 January 1943 in Maidenhead, England and was buried in Karbala, Iraq.
Even before the dethronement of his brother Ahmad Shah Qajar by Reza Shah, he was still an inconsequential figure in Iranian politics.[1] This was not from a lack of trying however; in early March 1921, Mohammad Hassan Mirza approached the British legation with proposals to supplant his brother, the shah of Iran at the time.[1] The High Commissioner's office in Baghdad informed Herman Norman in a telegram that Zia'eddin Tabatabaee informed them that Mohammad Hassan Mirza was "very dissatisfied with the shah and fears for safety of Persia from the Bolsheviks...",[2] and that "he [Mohammad Hassan Mirza] is prepared to form new government as he considers the Shah useless...".[2] Mohammad Hassan Mirza proposals were ignored, except by Percy Cox who was the former attache of Britain in Iran.[1] Herman Norman who was current British diplomat to Iran thought of the dethronement of Ahmad Shah by his brother as a tactical mistake which would divide Iran; "[I am prevented] from encouraging any movement which has for its object dethronement of His Majesty. It is also my duty to do my best to preserve the unity of Persia".[1]
Honours
National
- Qajar Iran:
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Lion and the Sun
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Crown of Persia
Foreign
- Sultanate of Egypt: Grand Cordon of the Order of Muhammad Ali (1921)
- Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (29 March 1925)[3]
- Monaco: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles (14 January 1915)[4]
Offspring
- Prince Soltan Hosein Mirza (25 August 1916, Tabriz-1986, Canada)[citation needed]
- Prince Soltan Hamid Mirza (23 April 1918, Tabriz-5 May 1988, London)[citation needed]
- Prince Rokn al-Din Mirza (1923, Tehran-1996, Canada)[citation needed]
- Princess Shmas Aghdas (1919, Tehran-1991, Paris)[citation needed]
- Princess Giti Afruz (1922, Tehran-2022, New York City[5])
