Mahmoud Djam | |
Native Name: | Persian: محمود جم |
Birth Date: | 1880 |
Birth Place: | Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia |
Death Place: | Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
Order: | 19rd |
Office: | Prime Minister of Iran |
Term Start: | 3 December 1935 |
Term End: | 26 October 1939 |
Predecessor: | Mohammad-Ali Foroughi |
Successor: | Ahmad Matin-Daftari |
Office3: | Senator from Kerman |
Term Start3: | 5 September 1954 |
Term End3: | 10 August 1969 |
Spouse: | Malakeh Zaman Soghra Aziz ol-Molouk |
Children: | Fereydoun, Parvin |
Mahmoud Modir al-Molk Djam (Persian: محمود جم; 1880 – 10 August 1969) was a prime minister of Iran from 1935 to 1939.
Djam was born in Tabriz in around 1880.
Djam learned French from a Frenchman in Tabriz and began to work as a translator at the French legation. In 1921, he was appointed foreign minister to the cabinet of Seyyed Zia. He served as finance minister in the cabinet headed by Reza Shah.[1] Djam then served as governor of Kerman and Khorasan.[1] In September 1933, he was appointed interior minister. From December 1935 to October 1939 he served as prime minister.[1] The Persian Corridor was inaugurated during his premiership. From October 1939 to September 1941 Djam was the minister of court. Next, he served as Iran's ambassador to Egypt. In 1948, he was again appointed minister of court. Next, he was named ambassador to Italy. Until his death he was a senator.[1]
During his public service, Djam was a member of the Committee of the Iron (Committee-e Ahan).[2]
He died in Tehran on 10 August 1969 at the age of 89.[1]
The following reference was used for the above writing: 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (Persian: عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - Persian: ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - Persian: انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). (Vol. 1), (Vol. 2).