Javad Bushehri
Javad Bushehri | |
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Minister of Roads | |
In office 1951 – June 1952 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Prime Minister | Mohammad Mosaddegh |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 1948–1948 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
Prime Minister | Abdolhossein Hazhir |
Personal details | |
Born | 1893 Bushehr, Iran |
Died | 1972 (aged 78–79) |
Parent | Haj Mohammad Moin Al Tajjar (father) |
Javad Bushehri (Persian: جواد بوشهری; 1893–1972), also known as Amir Homayun, was an Iranian businessman and statesman who held several government posts.[1] In addition, he served at the Majlis and Senate and also, was the governor of the Fars province.
Early life and education
Javad Busehri was born in Bushehr in 1893.[2] His father, Haj Mohammad Mo'in-al-Tojjar, was a businessman.[2] After receiving education in his hometown Javad Busehri attended a German school in Tehran. Then he studied trade and economics in England and Switzerland.[2]
Career and activities
Following his return to Iran Bushehri involved in business and politics.[2] During the reign of Reza Shah he was a member of the Majlis representing Tehran.[2] His relationship with Reza Shah became strained, and Bushehri left Iran for Europe due to his fear of being arrested by the Shah.[2] He could come Iran only after the abdication of Reza Shah.[2] Then Bushehri was appointed governor of the Fars province and then, was made the minister of agriculture in the cabinet of Prime Minister Abdolhossein Hazhir in 1948.[2] The same year he was also elected to the Senate, but resigned from the post soon.[2]
Bushehri was the minister of roads in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in the period 1951–1952.[3] He also served as the spokesman of the Mosaddegh government.[4]
In 1960 he was vice president of the celebration committee established for the anniversary of the Persian Empire and a senator.[5]
Personal life and death
Bushehri was related to the Pahlavi family in that his nephew, Mehdi Bushehri, was the third husband of Princess Ashraf, sister of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[6] He died in 1972.
References
- ISBN 978-1-58814-073-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "جواد بوشهری" (in Persian). Institute for Iranian Contemporary Studies. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-8156-2642-8.
- S2CID 143667751.
- ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5.
- ISBN 978-1-909942-19-6.