Mohammad-Ali Foroughi

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Mohammad Ali Foroughi Zoka-ol-Molk ( Persian: محمدعلی فروغی ذكاءالملك‎ , b. 1877 - d. 1943) was a politician and Prime Minister of Iran. He was born to a family from Isfahan and studied at the élite school of Dar ol-Fonoon (دارالفنون - House of Sciences) in Tehran. In 1907 he became director of Iran's School of Political Science.

In 1909 Foroughi entered politics as a member of Majlis (Parliament), representing Tehran. He subsequenty became speaker of the house and later minister in several cabinets.

Foroughi was instrumental in the bringing to power of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi after Reza Shah was forced to abdicate (September 16, 1941) and exiled by the allied forces of the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union during the World War II. He then became ambassador of Iran in the United States of America. He died at the age of 66, shortly after Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ascended the throne. Foroughi was a freemason.

[edit] Books

Foroughi wrote numerous books, including

"The History of Iran",

"The History of the Peoples of The East",

"The History of Rome",

"Constitutional Etiquette",

"The Short ??physics?? of the Science of Wealth",

"Far-fetched Thoughts",

"The Wisdom of Socrates",

"The Path of Wisdom in Europe",

"Message to The West",

"Natural Music",

"The Art of Lecturing", and

a book on the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings).

[edit] See also

• Pahlavi Dynasty
• List of Prime Ministers of Iran
• Abdolhossein Teymourtash
• Ali Akbar Davar
• Sayyed Hasan Taqizadeh

[edit] References

• 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the past three centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh - ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing - انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 9-649340-661 (Vol. 1), ISBN 9-649340-653 (Vol. 2).