Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee

Seyyed Zia'eddin Tabatabaee (سید ضیاءالدین طباطبایی) (1969 - 1885) was a Persian politician, and the Prime Minister of Persia from February, 1921 to May, 1921 under Ahmad Shah Qajar.

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1969 - 1885 - Persia - Politician - Prime Minister of Persia - 1921 - Ahmad Shah Qajar

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Born in Shiraz, Tabatabaee came to power in a coup d'état with the help of Reza Khan Mirpanj, who later became the Shah of Persia (which then came to be formally recognized as Iran by the international community), as Reza Shah Pahlavi.

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Shiraz - Coup d'état - Reza Khan Mirpanj - Shah - Iran

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When Tabatabaee became prime minister, he was no more than 30 years old. His career did have an early start however. In Shiraz, he first opened a newspaper called Ban?y-i Islam (Foundations of Islam), followed by the newspaper Ra'd (Thunder) at the age of 23. After Ra'd was shut down by the authorities, he then published another newspaper called Bargh (Electricity), and became active in the Persian Constitutional Revolution.

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His political tendencies were decidedly pro-British however. So much so, that even after his political career was over in Iran and sent into exile in Palestine, he was to be hired as senior consultant by the government of Afghanistan with Britain's backing. Tehran's government vehemently objected to this move, leading Kabul to back down on the initiative.

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Palestine - Afghanistan - Kabul

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Tabatabaee died at the age of 80 by a heart attack in Tehran. He was buried in Ray.

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Tehran - Ray

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Sometime after his death, Tabatabaee's house was transferred to SAVAK and then became what is today known as the Evin prison, the main prison where political prisoners are kept, both before the Iranian Revolution and afterwards.

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SAVAK - Evin prison - Iranian Revolution

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