The following is a list of grand viziers of Persia (Iran) until 1906, when the office of Prime Minister of Iran was created as a result of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. There were different names for this office during different historical periods such as Wuzurg Framadar, Vizier (Persian: وزیر), Sāheb Divān (Persian: صاحبدیوان), Vizier of the Supreme Court (Vazir-e Divān-e A'lā, Persian: وزیر دیوان اعلیٰ), Grand vizier (Vazir-e A'zam, Persian: وزیر اعظم), Premier (Shakhs-e Avval, Persian: شخص اول) and Sadr-e A'zam (Persian: صدراعظم).
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See also: List of Safavid Grand Viziers. Vizier
Grand Vizier (E'temad-od-Dowleh)
The office was vacant (1671–1672)
The office was vacant (1688–1690)
The office was vacant (1732–1750)
1 | Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi | Vazir-e A'zam | November 1794 | 14 April 1801 | Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar | |
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar | ||||||
2 | Mirza Shafi Mazandarani | Vazir-e A'zam (1801–1809)Sadr-e A'zam (1809–1819) | 14 April 1801 | 12 July 1819 | ||
3 | Hajji Mohammad Hossein Khan (Sadr-e Esfahani, Nezam-al-Dowleh) | Sadr-e A'zam | 1819 | 1823 | ||
4 | Abdollah Khan Amin ol-Dowleh(1st time) | ? | 1823 | 1825 | ||
5 | Asef al-Dowleh | Sadr-e A'zam | 1825 | 21 March 1828 | ||
6 | Abdollah Khan Amin ol-Dowleh(2nd time) | ? | 21 March 1828 | 23 October 1834 | ||
7 | Mirza Abu'l-Qasem Qa'em-Maqam | ? | January 1835 | 26 June 1835 | Mohammad Shah Qajar | |
8 | Haji Mirza Aqasi (Abbās Bayāt Iravāni) | Shakhs-e Avval (Premier) | 1835 | 20 October 1848 | ||
9 | Mirza Taghi Khan Farahani (Amir Kabir) | Shakhs-e Avval (Premier) | 20 October 1848 | 13 November 1851 | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar | |
10 | Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri(Mirza Nasrollah Khan Nuri) | Sadr-e A'zam | November 1851 | 30 August 1858 | ||
11 | Mirza Ja'far Khan Moshir-al-Dowleh | Head of the State Council | 15 September 1858 | November/December 1862 | ||
— | The office was vacant. | November/December 1862 | 23 March 1865 | |||
12 | Mirza Mohammad Khan Sepahsalar (Davallu Qajar) | ? | 23 March 1865 | 16 June 1866 | ||
— | The office was vacant. | 16 June 1866 | 14 October 1867 | |||
13 | Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani(Mostowfi-al-Mamālek) | Ra'is-al-Vozarā (Prime minister or Chief minister)First minister (Vazir-e Avval) | 14 October 1867 | 13 November 1871 | ||
14 | Mirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-Dowleh (Sepahsālār) | Sadr-e A'zam | 13 November 1871 | 14 September 1873 | ||
— | Since 1873 to 1878 Mirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-Dowleh (Minister of Foreign Affairs and War) and Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani (Minister of Interior Affairs and Treasury) acted together as Grand Vizier. Since 1878 Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh was added to this group of statesmen. | 1873 | 1880 | |||
— | Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani | Acting Sadr-e A'zam (After dismiss of Mirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-Dowleh on 1880, Mirza Yusef Ashtiani was in charge of Sadr-e A'zam affairs, however he was not called Sadr-e A'zam. On 24 June 1884, he officially became Sadr-e A'zam). | 1880 | 24 June 1884 | ||
15 | Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani | Sadr-e A'zam | 24 June 1884 | 7 April 1886 | ||
— | Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan | Acting (Minister of Court) | 7 April 1886 | 1888 | ||
16 | Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan | Grand Vizier (1888 – 25 January 1893)Sadr-e A'zam (25 January 1893 – 22 November 1896) | 1888 | 22 November 1896 | ||
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar | ||||||
— | The office was vacant. | 22 November 1896 | 6 April 1897 | |||
17 | Mirza Ali Khan Amin-al-Dowleh | Ra'is-al-Vozarā (Prime minister or Chief minister) (6 April 1897 – 7 August 1897)Grand Vizier (7 August 1897 – November/December 1897)Sadr-e A'zam (November/December 1897 – 5 June 1898) | 6 April 1897 | 5 June 1898 | ||
18 | Mirza Mohsen Khan Moshir-al-Dowleh (Mazāher) | Ra'is-al-Vozarā (prime minister or chief minister)/Head of the State Council | 5 June 1898 | 11 August 1898 | ||
19 | Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan (Atabak) | Sadr-e A'zam | 11 August 1898 | 15 September 1903 | ||
— | The office was vacant. | 15 September 1903 | 23 January 1904 | |||
20 | Abdol Majid Mirza (Atabak) | Grand Vizier (23 January 1904 – 26 August 1904)Sadr-e A'zam (26 August 1904 – 29 July 1906) | 23 January 1904 | 29 July 1906 | ||
21 | Mirza Nasrollah Khan Moshir-al-Dowleh | Ra'is-al-Vozarā (prime minister or chief minister) (30 July 1906 – 1 August 1906)Sadr-e A'zam (1 August 1906 – 7 March 1907) | 30 July 1906 | 7 March 1907 |