Hamid Mirza
Prince Sultan Hamid Mirza Qajar | |
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Azerbaijan, Persia | |
Died | 5 May 1988 London, United Kingdom | (aged 70)
Burial | |
Spouse | Mahin Dokht Malek-Mansur Soudabeh Afshar |
Issue | Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza Princess Nasrine Dokht Khanum |
Dynasty | Qajar |
Father | Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza |
Mother | Mohtaram-os-Saltaneh Razzaghi |
Religion | Shia Islam |
Prince Sultan Hamid Mirza Qajar (Persian: حمید میرزا قاجار; April 23, 1918 – May 5, 1988) was the head and heir presumptive of the Qajar dynasty, the former ruling dynasty of Iran, and the son of the last Qajar Crown Prince of Iran.
Biography
Early life
He was born in
In 1934 Hamid Mirza enrolled in the Thames Nautical Training College aboard HMS Worcester in Greenhithe, Kent. He graduated in 1936 with a nautical degree and joined the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company as a cadet. After three years with the Royal Mail, Hamid Mirza left to join Mobil Oil.
World War II
At the outbreak of
During the war there were discussions between the British government and Hamid Mirza and his father about the possible restoration of the Qajar dynasty, since Reza Shah had been deposed. Hamid Mirza and his father were both candidates for the throne. But Hamid Mirza was not seriously considered, as having lived in England since the age of six, he did not speak Persian.[1]
Post war
After the war Hamid Mirza returned to Mobil Oil. In 1957, he returned to Iran for the first time since he had left as a four-year-old, taking up a position in Tehran. During his time in Iran, he was arrested on two occasions by SAVAK. He left Iran in 1971 to return to London.[2]
He became head and the Heir Presumptive of the Qajar dynasty on the death of his cousin Fereydoun Mirza on 24 September 1975. Upon his death on 5 May 1988 in London, his son Mohammad Hassan Mirza II became the Heir Presumptive of the Qajar dynasty while his uncle, Mahmoud Mirza became the new head of the dynasty.[4]
Family
He married twice. In 1946, he married Mahin Dokht Malek-Mansur (born in 1924), in Paris. They had two children:[citation needed]
- Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza II (born on 18 July 1949).
- Princess Nasrine Dokht Khanum (born on 8 February 1951).
They were divorced in 1957. On 25 August 1960, he married Soudabeh Afshar (born in 1924) in Tehran. This marriage was childless.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ a b "Interview with Hamid Kadjar (page 1)". 1981. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ a b "Interview with Hamid Kadjar (page 2)". 1981. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ^ Ladjevardi, Habib (November 26, 1981). "Hamid Kadjar: Prince and Son of Last Qajar Crown Prince". Iranian Oral History Project | Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Qajar Succession