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Mohammad Sa'ed

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Mohammad Sa'ed
23thPrime Minister of Iran
In office
9 November 1948 – 23 March 1950
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byAbdolhossein Hazhir
Succeeded byAli Mansur
In office
6 April 1944 – 25 November 1944
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byAli Soheili
Succeeded byMorteza-Qoli Bayat
Personal details
Born28 April 1881
Maragheh,Persia
Died1 November 1973(1973-11-01)(aged 92)
Tehran,Iran
Alma materUniversity of Lausanne

Mohammad Sa'ed Maraghei(Persian:محمد ساعد مراغهای;28 April 1881 – 1 November 1973) was the 23rdPrime Minister of Iran.

Early life[edit]

Sa'ed was born inMaragheh,and studied at theUniversity of Lausanne.

Prime Minister[edit]

Sa'ed became prime minister after the fall ofAli Soheili's cabinet in 1943.Iran-Russia relationsfell to low levels during his government after Sa'ed refused to entertain a Soviet demand for an oil concession in Soviet-occupied Northern Iran.[1]Sergei Kavtaradze publicly attacked the Prime Minister and demanded his resignation. The Soviet and Tudeh press echoed Kavtaradze's words. The Soviets inspired their Tudeh comrades in Iran to strike and demonstrate until Sa'ed resigned. Sa'ed resigned on 10 November 1944.[2]

He banned theTudeh Partyduring his premiership, andArthur Millspaughwas also re-appointed finance minister under his administration. It is said that he used public transportation (such as bus), even when he was a senator. He was fluent inRussian,French,andTurkish.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Rubin, Barry (1980).Paved With Good Intentions.Oxford University Press. p.25.ISBN0-19-502805-8.
  2. ^"Chronology International".Current History.8(41): 88. 1945.JSTOR45306642.

The following reference was used for the above writing: 'Alí Rizā Awsatí,Iran in the Past Three Centuries(Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing, Tehran, Iran, 2003).ISBN964-93406-6-1(Vol. 1),ISBN964-93406-5-3(Vol. 2).

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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Iran
1944
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Iran
1948–1950
Succeeded by