Amir-Abbas Hoveyda was an Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977. He was the longest serving prime minister in Iran's history. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Mansur's cabinet. After the Iranian Revolution, he was tried by the newly established Revolutionary Court for "waging war against God" and spreading corruption on earth (Mofsed-e-filarz) and executed.
Young Hoveyda (left) with his family in Beirut, 1929
Hoveyda in Brussels during the German occupation in 1941
Hoveyda (right) as an officer, meeting Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for the first time in 1943
The Qajar dynasty was an Iranian dynasty founded by Mohammad Khan of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman Qajar tribe.
Image: Mohammad Khan Qajari
Image: Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Standing