Manouchehr Eghbal | |
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Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 3 April 1957 – 1 September 1960 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Shah |
Preceded by | Hossein Ala' |
Succeeded by | Jafar Sharif-Emami |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1909 Mashhad, Qajar Iran |
Died | 25 November 1977 (aged 67–68) Tehran, Pahlavi Iran |
Political party |
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Spouse | Alice Eghbal |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | |
Manouchehr Eghbal ( Persian: منوچهر اقبال; September 1909 – 25 November 1977) was an Iranian physician and royalist politician. He was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1957 to 1960.
Eghbal was born in Mashhad in September 1909, [1] [2] and his family were from Khorasan. [3] He had an older brother, Ali. [2]
Eghbal studied at Darolfonoon. [3] He finished his advanced studies in medicine at the University of Paris in 1933. [1]
Following his graduation in 1933 Eghbal was employed as a physician in Mashhad. [3] During the 1940s he was made deputy health minister. [3] He was a member of the French Academy of Medicine. [1] He was named as the undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in 1943. [2] In 1950, Eghbal was appointed chancellor of Tabriz University. He was named as the governor of Azerbaijan in 1950 and held the post until 1952. [1] He became chancellor of Tehran University in 1954. [1] Five years later he became Iran's envoy to UNESCO. He then taught at Sorbonne for a while and became a member of the French Académie Nationale de Médecine. During this period he founded the Nationalists' Party [4] and served as the party's chair. [5]
Eghbal was appointed minister of health in the cabinet led by Mohammad Sa'ed in 1944. [2] He also held the same post in the cabinet led by Ahmad Qavam (1946). [2] Then he served as the minister of education in the cabinet of Abdolhossein Hazhir (1948), [6] minister of transportation in the cabinet led by Ali Mansur, and interior minister in the cabinet of Mohammad Sa'ed between 1948 and 1950. [7]
In April 1957, Eghbal became prime minister, replacing Hossein Ala' in the post. [7] [8] Eghbal was also named as the chief of Plan Orgazination in February 1959 when Abol Hassan Ebtehaj resigned from office. [9] His cabinet lasted until September 1960, [10] and he was replaced by Jafar Sharif-Emami as prime minister. [11] Until his death, he served as the chairman of the National Iranian Oil Company. [12] He was also one of the close aides to the Shah and also, served as a board member of the royal organization of social welfare headed by Ashraf Pahlavi. [13] [14]
Eghbal married a French woman, Alice, during his studies in France. [1] They had three daughters. [15] The eldest Nicole became a nun. [15] The second, Monique, married a Swiss surgeon and had a daughter, Muriel Pedrazzini. [15] The youngest daughter, Maryam Francoise, first married Prince Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi in October 1964 when she was 18 years old, [16] but the marriage ended in divorce and she married Shahriar Shafiq. [15]
Eghbal died of a heart attack on 25 November 1977 in Tehran, aged 68. [17]
Eghbal was given the title of honorary doctorate by the University of Paris in 1959. [1] He was also awarded the same title by the University of Bordeaux. [1]
Citing from the British India Office Records and Private Papers
'Alí Rizā Awsatí. (2003). Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh ), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing, Tehran, Iran). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
Manouchehr Eghbal | |
---|---|
Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 3 April 1957 – 1 September 1960 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Shah |
Preceded by | Hossein Ala' |
Succeeded by | Jafar Sharif-Emami |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1909 Mashhad, Qajar Iran |
Died | 25 November 1977 (aged 67–68) Tehran, Pahlavi Iran |
Political party |
|
Spouse | Alice Eghbal |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | |
Manouchehr Eghbal ( Persian: منوچهر اقبال; September 1909 – 25 November 1977) was an Iranian physician and royalist politician. He was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1957 to 1960.
Eghbal was born in Mashhad in September 1909, [1] [2] and his family were from Khorasan. [3] He had an older brother, Ali. [2]
Eghbal studied at Darolfonoon. [3] He finished his advanced studies in medicine at the University of Paris in 1933. [1]
Following his graduation in 1933 Eghbal was employed as a physician in Mashhad. [3] During the 1940s he was made deputy health minister. [3] He was a member of the French Academy of Medicine. [1] He was named as the undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in 1943. [2] In 1950, Eghbal was appointed chancellor of Tabriz University. He was named as the governor of Azerbaijan in 1950 and held the post until 1952. [1] He became chancellor of Tehran University in 1954. [1] Five years later he became Iran's envoy to UNESCO. He then taught at Sorbonne for a while and became a member of the French Académie Nationale de Médecine. During this period he founded the Nationalists' Party [4] and served as the party's chair. [5]
Eghbal was appointed minister of health in the cabinet led by Mohammad Sa'ed in 1944. [2] He also held the same post in the cabinet led by Ahmad Qavam (1946). [2] Then he served as the minister of education in the cabinet of Abdolhossein Hazhir (1948), [6] minister of transportation in the cabinet led by Ali Mansur, and interior minister in the cabinet of Mohammad Sa'ed between 1948 and 1950. [7]
In April 1957, Eghbal became prime minister, replacing Hossein Ala' in the post. [7] [8] Eghbal was also named as the chief of Plan Orgazination in February 1959 when Abol Hassan Ebtehaj resigned from office. [9] His cabinet lasted until September 1960, [10] and he was replaced by Jafar Sharif-Emami as prime minister. [11] Until his death, he served as the chairman of the National Iranian Oil Company. [12] He was also one of the close aides to the Shah and also, served as a board member of the royal organization of social welfare headed by Ashraf Pahlavi. [13] [14]
Eghbal married a French woman, Alice, during his studies in France. [1] They had three daughters. [15] The eldest Nicole became a nun. [15] The second, Monique, married a Swiss surgeon and had a daughter, Muriel Pedrazzini. [15] The youngest daughter, Maryam Francoise, first married Prince Mahmoud Reza Pahlavi in October 1964 when she was 18 years old, [16] but the marriage ended in divorce and she married Shahriar Shafiq. [15]
Eghbal died of a heart attack on 25 November 1977 in Tehran, aged 68. [17]
Eghbal was given the title of honorary doctorate by the University of Paris in 1959. [1] He was also awarded the same title by the University of Bordeaux. [1]
Citing from the British India Office Records and Private Papers
'Alí Rizā Awsatí. (2003). Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh ), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing, Tehran, Iran). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).