Nosrat-od-Dowleh Firouz Mirza

Firouz Mirza Nosrat ed-Dowleh (1818 – January 1886[1]) Persian prince of Qajar Dynasty, was the 16th son of crown prince Abbas Mirza and full-brother of Khanlar Mirza.

Offspring

Firuz Mirza had 5 children from his wife, Princess Homa Khanoum daughter of Bahman Mirza Baha od-Dowleh 37th son of Fath Ali Shah:

• From Princess Homa Khanoum:
  • Prince Abdol-Hamid Mirza Farman Farma (1840 – 1892), governor of Kerman from 1881 to 1892. He had 2 children, one daughter and one son, Prince Abdol-Majid Mirza.
  • Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farman Farma.
  • Princess Najm es-Saltaneh, founder of Najmieh hospital endowment in Tehran, mother of Mohammad Mosaddeq.
  • Princess Sarvar es-Saltaneh Hazrat-e Olia, married Mozzafar al-Din Shah Qajar had 2 children, a daughter and a son, Princess Fakhr ed-Dowleh mother of Ali Amini, and Prince Nasser al-Din Mirza.
  • Princess Mahsoumeh Khanoum, married Abol-Ali Mirza (son of Farhad Mirza and Jahan Ara Khanoum), had two children, Jonaid Mirza and Essmat Saltaneh (Shah June)

Government Positions Held

• Governor-General of Fars (1st time), 1835-1836
• Governor of Kermanshah, 1836
• Governor of Azerbaijan, 1837-1850
• Governor of Fars (2nd time), 1850-1853
• Governor of Tehran, 1859-1860
• Governor of Persian Iraq, 1875
• Minister for War (1st time), 1868-1871
• Minister for War (2nd time), 1873-1874

References

1. Shahzdeh’s Tree, A family Genealogy of Abdol Hossein Mirza Farman Farma. Mitra Farman Farmaian Jordan, 1997, Universal Printing, Seattle. Pages 30 and 32.