| Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar | |
| Native Name: | Azerbaijani: Əmir Kazım mirzə Qovanlı-Qacar |
| Birth Name: | Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar Bahman Mirza Qajar oglu |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Shusha, Shusha Uyezd, Shamakhi Governorate, Imperial Russia |
| Death Place: | Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR |
| Allegiance: | Russian Empire (from 1871 to 1909)  Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1919 to 1920) |
| Branch: | Cavalry |
| Serviceyears: | 1871 — 1920 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant general of The Imperial Russian Army (from 1871 to 1909), Cavalry General of The National Army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1919 to 1920) |
| Unit: | Cavalry |
| Battles: | Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Russo-Japanese War 1920 Ganja revolt |
| Spouse: | Govhar Khanum Alesker Agha gızı |
| Children: | Davud Mirza (b. 1884) Leyla Khanum (b. 1886) Ziba Khanum (b. 1889) Aliyya Khanum (b. 1892) Darab Mirza (b. 1902) |
Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar (Azerbaijani: Əmir Kazım mirzə Qovanlı-Qacar; April 19, 1853, in Shusha, Shusha Uyezd, Shamakhi Governorate, Imperial Russia – 30 June 1920, in Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR) was a prince in Persia's Qajar dynasty, and a decorated Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, having the rank of major-general.[1]
He was also involved in charity.[2]
He was born in 1853 in Shusha, Shusha Uyezd, Shamakhi Governorate, Russian Imperia. He received general education in the Tbilisi Gymnasium. In 1873 he graduated with honors from the Nikolaev Cavalry School.
He was a member of the Qajar dynasty. He was born into the family of Bahman Mirza Qajar and Mirvari Khanum Talishiskaya from the Qajar dynasty and received his first education from the family.[3]
Amir Kazim who began his military service in 1871, served in the 44th Nizhny Novgorod Regiment (1871-1904; 1906), 1st Amur Cossack Regiment (1904-1906) of the 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment and Caucasus Military District.[4]
During his service, he completed two military courses with honors: the Caucasian Training Company (1880) and the Officer's Cavalry School (1887-1888).
In 1877–78 he took part in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as a part of the 16th Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon regiment. In one of the battles he was wounded with a bayonet in his left arm. For the distinction in this campaign, Amir Kazim Mirza was awarded several military orders.
On 25 January 1885, Rittmeister Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar was appointed commander of the 2nd squadron. On 26 February 1895, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Amir Kazim was promoted to the rank of colonel during the Russo-Japanese War for excellence in service.[5]
On 2 March 1906, Colonel Mirza Kazim Qajar was appointed to the headquarters of the Caucasian Military District. In 1909, Colonel Mirza Kazim Qajar was promoted to major general, with dismissal from service, on the basis of the rules on the maximum age qualification, with the award of a uniform and a pension.
In December 1918, he had offered Azerbaijan Democratic Republic his services and joined its army. He served in the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic as the commandant of Ganja.[6]
After the Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan and the suppression of the anti-Soviet uprising in Ganja, Mirza Kazim Qajar was arrested, and executed by the Bolsheviks in the Ganja.
After his death, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh also remembered Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar in his book Azerbaijan Republic and called him a "martyr of independence".