10 Facts About Hassan Pirnia

Hassan Pirnia, titled Moshir-od-Dowleh, was a prominent Iranian politician of 20th-century Iran.

Hassan Pirnia held a total of twenty-four posts during his political career, serving four times as Prime Minister of Iran.

Hassan Pirnia was a historian, co-founding the Society for the National Heritage of Iran.

Hassan Pirnia had a younger brother named Hossein, who served as speaker of the Parliament of Iran.

Hassan Pirnia became Iran's Minister to the Russian Court before returning to Iran, where he founded the Tehran School of Political Science in 1899.

Hassan Pirnia was given an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George by the British crown in 1907.

From 1907 to 1908, Hassan Pirnia was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, during which time he declared the Anglo-Russian Entente, which would divide Iran into zones of imperial influence, as null and void.

Hassan Pirnia later became Minister of Justice before becoming Prime Minister for the first time in 1915.

Hassan Pirnia would re-assume the office in 1920, and again in 1922 and 1923.

Hassan Pirnia was elected to every session of the parliament from 1906 and served as its speaker for many years.