Morteza-Qoli Bayat

Morteza Gholi Bayat (Persian: مرتضی‌قلی بیات; 1890–10 May 1958), also known as Sahām al-Soltān, was the Prime Minister of Iran for 5 months and 20 days in 1944. He was succeeded by Ebrahim Hakimi.

MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi

Preceded byMohammad Sa'ed

Succeeded byEbrahim Hakimi

Born1890

Arak, Sublime State of Iran

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Morteza-Qoli Bayat
مرتضی‌قلی بیات
24th Prime Minister of Iran
In office 25 November 1944 – 13 May 1945
Monarch	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded by	Mohammad Sa'ed
Succeeded by	Ebrahim Hakimi
Personal details
Born	1890 Arak, Sublime State of Iran
Died	10 May 1958(1958-05-10) (aged 68) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Resting place	Najaf, Iraq
Party	Reformers' Party (1920s)[1]

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In 1925, he became Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Foroughi. He was a member of the Parliament of Iran from Arak. He was the founder of the Democratic Party of Arak.

He was buried in Najaf, Iraq.