15 Facts About Ahmad Qavam

Ahmad Qavam, known as Qavam os-Saltaneh, was an Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran five times.

Ahmad Qavam's uncle, Amin Aldoleh, was a Prime Minister of Iran.

Ahmad Qavam served in the court of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar early in his career and obtained the title os-Saltaneh during the Constitutional Revolution of Iran in 1909.

The letter signed by Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar in acceptance of the Constitutional Revolution was written by Ahmad Qavam, who had the title of Dabir-e Hozoor at the time.

Ahmad Qavam became Prime Minister several times during both the Qajar and Pahlavi eras.

Ahmad Qavam was appointed governor of Khorasan province in 1918, during which time he responded to the ongoing famine and the Spanish flu pandemic.

Ahmad Qavam was a hardliner administrator and banned some of the newspapers which had been published in the region.

Ahmad Qavam accepted and became Prime Minister in circumstances so unusual that Iraj Mirza wrote the following verses:.

Ahmad Qavam ordered the crackdown on the revolt of Colonel Pessian which he crushed with the aid of Reza Pahlavi.

Ahmad Qavam appointed Sepahbod Ahmad Amir-Ahmadi to restore order and end the riots, which he did forcefully.

Ahmad Qavam was instrumental in the 1942 Tripartite Treaty between Iran, Russia, and Britain.

Ahmad Qavam ordered the Iranian delegation to the UN to negotiate issues pending before the Security Council directly with the Soviet delegation.

Ahmad Qavam then flew to Moscow to discuss the issues personally with Joseph Stalin.

Ahmad Qavam arranged a deal with the Soviets, granting an oil concession in the North contingent on the approval of the Majlis after the elections.

Ahmad Qavam was survived by his second wife and his only son, Hossein.