Aliqoli Mirza Qajar

Aliqoli Mirza

Portrait of Prince Ali Qoli Mirza I'tizad al-Saltaneh.
Born 1819
Died 1880
House Qajar
Father Fath Ali Shah Qajar

Aliqoli Mirza Qajar (1819-1880), given the honorary title of Etezado-ol-Saltaneh, was a prince of the Qajar dynasty. He was the 54th son of Fath-Ali Shah. Chancellor of the Dar ul-Funun school,[1] he also established the Iranian Ministry of Science in 1855 and he was first minister of Science for its first 22 years. He was also the Minister of Telegraphy Industries and in several occasions, served as head of Persia's printing office.

He is believed to be the first person to translate Isaac Newton's laws of mechanics into the Persian language.[2]

References

  1. Ekhtiar، Maryam، 1994، "The Dar al-Funun: Educational reform and cultural development in Qajar Iran"، Ph.D Dissertation، New York University، USA.
  2. http://www.islamicpersia.org/2011/02/portrait-of-prince-ali-quli-mirza.html?m=1
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