Firuz Mirza Explained

Firuz Mirza
Farmanfarma
Birth Date:1817
Death Date:4 April 1886
Dynasty:Qajar
Father:Abbas Mirza
Mother:Ezzat Nisa Khanum
Spouse:Homa Khanom
Issue:Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma
Najm al-Saltaneh
Religion:Twelver Shia Islam

Firuz Mirza Nosrat ad-Dowleh Farmanfarma (Persian: فیروز میرزا نصرت الدوله فرمانفرما; 1817 – 4 April 1886) was a Qajar prince, military commander and administrator in 19th-century Iran. He was the sixteenth son of Abbas Mirza.

During the rule of his brother Mohammad Shah Qajar, Firuz Mirza had a prosperous political and military career. This continued under his nephew Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, who appointed him to multiple governorships and other leading positions. He was also a scholar and an expert with the kamancheh, a bowed string instrument.

The current Firuz and Farmanfarmaian families are descended from the offspring of Firuz Mirza and his wife Homa Khanom, the granddaughter of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar . One of them were their son Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma. His daughter Najm al-Saltaneh was the mother of iranian politician Mohammad Mossadegh.