Mohammad Hassan Mirza
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Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza (20 November 1899–7 January 1943), brother of Ahmed Shah Qajar of Iran, and former Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty. Soon after Reza Shah dissolved the Qajar dynasty and became the new Shah of Iran in 1925, Prince Mohammad Hassan and his family were sent into permanent exile to England. In 1930, he declared himself the Shah of Iran and the rightful heir to the crown as a pretender to the throne. He died on 7 January 1943 in Maidenhead, England and was buried in Kerbala, Iraq.
His son, Hamid Mirza Qajar continued to be a pretender to the throne and was favoured by the British as a potential successor to Reza Shah Pahlavi after the latter was deposed during WWII. His efforts were hindered by the fact that he didn't speak Persian and his mother tongue was English[citation needed].
| Preceded by Ahmad Shah Qajar |
Heir Presumptive Qajar dynasty 1930–1943 |
Succeeded by Fereydoun Mirza |
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