1. Ali-Akbar Davar, was an Iranian politician and judge, and the founder of the modern judicial system of Iran.
16 Facts About Ali-Akbar Davar
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Ali-Akbar Davar's father, Kalbali Khan Khazen al Khalvat, was a minor court official during the reign of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar.
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In 1900, Davar enrolled in the elite school of Dar ul-Funun to study medicine; however, he changed his field of study to law and graduated from the University of Geneva receiving a degree in law in 1908.
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Ali-Akbar Davar rose the ranks quickly and in 1910 became the public prosecutor of Tehran.
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Ali-Akbar Davar then went on to obtain his law degree in Switzerland.
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Ali-Akbar Davar returned to Iran in 1921 and founded the "Radical party of Iran".
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Ali-Akbar Davar founded the newspaper Mard-e Azad in which he published regular comments.
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Ali-Akbar Davar was elected to the 4th, 5th, and 6th Majles as the representative of Varamin from Tehran province and Lar from Fars province.
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In 1925, Ali-Akbar Davar became the minister of commerce in the Foroughi Cabinet, and a year later was appointed minister of judicial affairs in the Cabinet of Mostowfi ol-Mamalek.
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Ali-Akbar Davar subsequently attempted to expand the new system into other cities of Iran through a programme involving training of 250 judges.
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On 10 February 1937, Ali-Akbar Davar died and the news of his apparent suicide took the capital, Tehran, by storm.
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Rumors spread that two days earlier Ali-Akbar Davar had been in private severely reprimanded and threatened by Reza Shah.
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Ali-Akbar Davar is said to have died by an overdose of opium.
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Ali-Akbar Davar implemented some reforms as minister of finance in the Cabinet of Mohammad Ali Foroughi.
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Ali-Akbar Davar further established Iran's first state insurance company in the Cabinet of prime minister Mahmoud Djam, taking effective steps in saving the state from near bankruptcy by modifying the tax laws.
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Ali-Akbar Davar is regarded as one of the most productive ministers during Iran's tumultuous years of the early 20th century, who made sweeping reforms to Iran's judicial system.