Mahmoud Djam Explained

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.

Early life

Djam was born in Tabriz in around 1880.

Career

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]

Death

He died in Tehran on 10 August 1969 at the age of 89.[1]

See also

References

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).

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cyrus Ghani. Iran and the Rise of the Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power. 2001. I.B.Tauris. 978-1-86064-629-4. 250.
  2. Book: Abbas Milani. Eminent Persians: The Men and Women who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979 : in Two Volumes. 2008. Syracuse University Press. 978-0-8156-0907-0. 313.