PERSIA

The Qajar Dynasty

(Kamrani)

GENEALOGY

• 3) H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Sultan ud-din Mirza. b. at Tehran, 18^th October 1851 (s/o Faruq us-Sultana). He d. after aged eight days, 26^th October 1851.
• 4) H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Mu’in ud-din Mirza, Mu’in ud-Daula. b. at Tehran, 9^th February 1852 (s/o Taj ud-Daula). Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Vali Ahad, August 1852. Formally invested at the Gulistan Palace, Tehran, 2^nd January 1853, educ. privately. Governor-General of Azerbaijan 1853-1856. Rcvd: the Decoration of the Imperial Portrait, and the Order of the Lion and Sun 1^st class (2.1.1853). He d. at the Gulistan Palace, Tehran, 2^nd November 1856.
• 5) H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Mirza. b. after August 1852 (s/o Fakhr ul-Mulk). He d. aged nine months.
• 6) H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Husain Mirza, Jalal ud-Daula. b. at Tehran, before 21^st March 1853 (s/o ‘Iffat us-Sultana), educ. privately. Governor of Isfahan 1860-1862 and Governor-General Khurasan 1866-1867. He d. from cholera, at Mashhad, Khorasan, 22^nd June 1867 (bur. there at the Astan-i-Quds).
• 7) H.I.M. Muzaffar ud-din Shah, Shahanshah of Persia (s/o Shikoh us-Sultana) - see below.
• 8) H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Malik Shah Mirza. b. at Tehran, after 25^th March 1853 (s/o Sitara Khanum). He d. at Tehran, aged eight months, November 1853.
• 9) Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada Amir Muhammad Qasim Mirza, Amir-i-Kabir (cre. 14^th August 1857). b. at Tehran, 23^rd February 1854 (s/o Faruq us-Sultana). Granted the title of Amir-i-Nizam 8^th March 1854. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Vali Ahad, 14^th August 1857. Formally invested at the Gulistan Palace, Tehran, 2^nd November 1857. Field Marshal and C-in-C of the Army (Imarat-i Nizam) 1854-1858. Rcvd: the Decoration of the Imperial Portrait, and the Order of the Lion and Sun 1^st class (2.11.1857). He d. after a short illness, at the Gulistan Palace, Tehran, 29th June 1858.
• 10) H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Malik Qasim Mirza. b. at Tehran, ca 1854 (s/o Sitara Khanum?). He d. aged five-years, before 23^rd July 1860.
• 11) H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Rukn ud-din Mirza. b. before 24^th September 1854 (s/o Faruq us-Sultana). Master-General of the Artillery (Amir-i-Topkhana) 1857-1858. He d. aged three years, before 11^th August 1858.
• 12) Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada Kamran Mirza, Amir-i-Kabir (cre. 1870). b. at Tehran, 22^nd July 1856 (s/o Munir us-Sultana), educ. privately and Imperial Military Coll, Tehran. Styled Nai’b us-Sultana before 4^th April 1859-1870. Master-General of the Artillery (Amir-i-Topkhana), Governor of Tehran 1861-1880, of Qum, Saveh, Zarand and Qashan 1876-1880, and of Mazandaran and of Gilan 1878-1880, prom Field Marshal 1880, C-in-C (sardar-i kull-i qushun) 1868, Minister for War 1871-1896 and 1906-1909, Prime Minister 1909. Governor-General of Khorasan 1916-1917. Rcvd: the Decoration of the Imperial Portrait, the Order of the Aqdas 2^nd class, the Orders of the Lion and Sun (mil) 1^st class and the Crown of Persia 1^st class, Knt of the Orders of St Andrew, Alexander Nevski, White Eagle, St Stanislaus 1^st class and St Anne 1^st class of Russia, GC of the Order of Leopold of Austria (1880), GO of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France, etc. m. eleven wives including (first) at the Shams ul-‘Umara, Tehran, 16^th October 1871 (nikah) and 4^th November 1871 (zifaf), H.H. Shahzadi Surur ud-Daula, daughter Field Marshal H.R.H. Shahzada Sultan Murad Mirza, Hisam us-Sultana, sometime Governor-General of Khorosan. m. (second) Nayar-i-Aqdas, daughter of H.E. Mirza Muhammad Vali Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, Asaf us-Sultana, sometime Chief of the Royal Commissariat Dept, by his first wife, H.I.H. Shahzadi Ashraf us-Sultana, daughter of H.I.M. Muzaffar ud-din Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia, KG. m. (third) Ruqiya Khanum, née Ja’afarsultani. m. (fourth) (muta) Ghazal Khanum Kamrani (d. 22^nd January 1958, bur. Qum). He d. from gout, at Tehran, before 21^st March 1929 (bur. Shrine of Hazrat ‘Abdu’l Azim, Qum), having had issue, thirteen sons and fourteen daughters (ancestor of the Kamrani family):
• a) H.R.H. Shahzada Fath ‘Ali Mirza. b. at Tehran, 7^th June 1886 (s/o Surur ud-Daula). He d.v.p. there, 20^th January 1891. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• b) H.R.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mahdi Mirza Kamrani Qajar. m. (first) ... ud-Daula. m. (second) Fakhr-i-Zaman Khanum. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
• i) H.R.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’llah Mirza Kamrani Qajar (s/o Surur ud-Daula). m. Masumah Khanum, née Masoomeh Hashemi-Haeri, daughter of Murteza Hashemi-Haeri, by his wife, Fatima Khanum, née Fereidooni. He had issue, three daughters:
• (1) H.H. Shahzadi Huri Khanum [Hoori Kamrani Qajar].
• (2) H.H. Shahzadi Suri Khanum [Soori Kamrani Qajar].
• (3) H.H. Shahzadi Yalda Khanum [Yalda Kamrani Qajar]. m. ‘Ali Akbar Kherdnik.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• ii) H.H. Shahzada Asadu’llah Mirza. He had issue, two sons.
• iii) H.H. Shahzada Yadu’llah Mirza. He had issue, three children.
• i) H.H. Shahzadi Hawa Khanum. m. and had issue, three children.
• c) H.R.H. Shahzada Sultan Malik Mirza, Zill us-Sultana (cre. 1908). b. at Tehran, 17^th November 1891 (s/o Surur ud-Daula), educ. privately. Styled Amir-i-Akram before 1908. Governor of Tun and Tabas 1917, and of Turshiz 1917-1918. m. at Tehran, 14^th December 1908, H.H. Shahzadi Malika uz-Zamani Khanum, elder daughter of his cousin, Major-General H.R.H. Shahzada Husain Mirza, Jalal ud-Daula, sometime Governor-General of Fars, by his wife, Zara Khanum, Hamadan us-Sultana, daughter of H.S.H. Aga Mirza Yusuf, sometime Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Yahya Mirza (s/o Malika uz-Zamani). He d. aged twenty-two years.
• ii) H.H. Shahzadi Safura Khanum (d/o Malika uz-Zamani). m. a son of H.H. ‘Ali Reza Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Nai’b us-Sultana, ‘Azad ul-Mulk, sometime Ilkhani of the Royal tribe and Regent for the infant Ahmad Shah.
• d) Colonel H.R.H. Shahzada ‘Abbas Mirza, ‘Izaz us-Sultana.
• e) H.R.H. Shahzada ‘Abdu’llah Mirza, Itizad-i-Khakhan (s/o Ruqiya). Capt Imperial Iranian Army. m. (first) Mamanjun Khanum. m. (second) Munir-i-Aqdas, daughter of Mirza Vali Khan-e Qajar Devehlu. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Saif ud-din Mirza [Seyfedin Kamrani]. m. Parvindokht Mihan, MD & CEO of Bonyad Kheirieh Kamrani. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
• (1) H.H. Shahzada Fariborz Mirza [Fariborz Kamrani]. b. 3rd September 1972, educ. Coll du Léman, Geneva, Switzerland, and Boston Univ, Boston, Massachusettes, USA. MD Amaranthine Trading LLC, Aria Cinema Co, and Creative Force. Mbr Audio Engineering Soc, American Soc for Engineering Education, etc. m. (first) (div.) Maryam Amini. m. (second) (div.) Tina Pakravan (b. at Tehran, 17^th April 1977), film producer, director and actor, credits include dir & producer of “Happened at Midnight”, “Inja Shahreh Man Bood” (2012), “Khanum” (2014) and producer of “Yahya didn’t keep quiet”, actress and exec dir of “Metropole” (2014), exec producer of “Khabzadeha”, Dir Sai Investments Inc since 2013, daughter of Fereydoon Pakravan, Presdt Sai Investments Inc. He has issue, one son and one daughter by his first wife:
• (a) H.H. Shahzada Arya Mirza [Arya Kamrani]. bb. 21^st December 1996 (s/o Maryam), educ. Greenwood International Sch (GIS), Muhaisnah 1, Dubai, UAE, and Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
• (a) H.H. Shahzadi Liana Khanum [Liana Kamrani]. b. at Boston, Massachusettes, USA, 2011 (d/o Maryam).
• (1) H.H. Shahzadi Maryam Khanum [Maryam Kamrani]. m. ... Khajavi-Nouri. She has, issue a son.
• (2) H.H. Shahzadi Katayun Khanum [Katayoun Kamrani]. unm.
• i) H.H. Shahzadi Fakhr-i-Aqdas. m. ... Safinia. She had issue, one daughter.
• f) Colonel H.R.H. Shahzada Muhammad Reza Mirza, Firuz ud-Daula. Chief of Staff at Khorasan 1916-1917.
• g) Major-General H.R.H. Shahzada Husain ‘Ali Mirza, Ikhtidar us-Sultana. C-in-C at Khorasan 1916-1917. m. H.I.H. Shahzadi Anwar ud-Daula (b. at Tabriz, Azerbaijan, before 1896), youngest daughter of his paternal uncle, H.I.M. Muzaffar ud-din Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia, KG. He d. before 21st March 1957 or 1335 solar, having had issue:
• i) H.H. Shahzadi Maryam Khanum [Maryam Kamrani].
• h) Colonel H.R.H. Shahzada Muhammad Taqi Mirza, Nuzrat us-Sultan. Col Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie. m. Quds ud-Daula, daughter of Ihtisham ul-Mulk (or Ihtisham ud-Daula) Amiraslani, by his wife, Ezeh us-Sultana Qajar. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Kaikhushru Mirza [Prince Key Khosro Kamrani-Kadjar], educ. Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Univ of Paris (PhD 1978), France. Author of “L'économie iranienne et l'exode des compétences” (1978). m. H.H. Shahzadi Turan Dokht Khanum, Turan-i-Aqdas [Princess Tourandokht Kadjar] (b. at Deauville, France, 2^nd April 1940), educ. France, only daughter of H.I.H. Shahzada Sultan Mahmud Mirza [Prince Soltan Mahmoud Mirza Kadjar]. He d. at Paris, France, 8^th January 2007 (bur. there at Thiers Cemetery), having had issue, two sons one:
• (1) H.H. Shahzada Jahangir Mirza [Prince Djahangir Mirza Kamrani Kadjar]. b. at Paris, France, 28^th February 1970, educ. in France.
• (2) H.H. Shahzada Navid Mirza [Prince Navid Mirza Kamrani Kadjar]. b. at Paris, France, 14^th June 1981, educ. in France. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• i) H.H. Shahzadi Helen Khanum. m. Yahya Shokuhi Mohseni, sometime diplomat, son of Haji Mirza Mahmud Mohseni Sajadi, by his wife, Hormat ud-Daula, née Sepahbodi. She had issue, three sons and one daughter.
• ii) H.H. Shahzadi Kian Taj Khanum. m. Faramarz Nezami. She d. at Paris, France, 1995 (bur. there at Thiers Cemetery), having had issue, one daughter.
• i) H.R.H. Shahzada Hasan ‘Ali Mirza, Faruq ud-Daula (s/o Ruqiya). Capt Imperial Iranian Army. m. Nayyar-i-Aqdas, daughter of Ihtisham ul-Mulk (or Ihtisham ud-Daula) Amiraslani, by his wife, Ezeh us-Sultana Qajar. He had issue, two sons:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Bahram Mirza [Prince Bahram Kamrani-Ghajar], educ. Southern Illinois Univ, Carbondale, Illinois, USA. Dir Arab Investment Co fl 1980, Head of International Relations with EN Bank since 2001. m. Shahrzad Khanum, daughter of Karim Zahedi, by his wife, Shams-i-Iran. He had issue, two sons:
• (1) H.H. Shahzada Karim Mirza [Karim Kamrani Ghadjar]. b. at Paris, France, 1979, educ. Suffield Acad, Suffield, Connecticut, USA. Settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Employed with Le Vieux Pin Winery, Oliver, BC.
• (2) H.H. Shahzada Hasan ‘Ali Mirza [Hassan Kamrani-Ghajar]. Sound engineer and filmmaker, sound intern 2006, second boom operator 2006-2010, boom operator since 2010.
• ii) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Mirza [Prince Mamal Kamrani-Ghajar]. CEO of Mkg International Development Co Inc. m. Shida Khanum [Sheedeh Kamrani-Ghajar].
• j) Colonel H.R.H. Shahzada Muhammad Baqir Mirza [Mohammad Bagher Kamrani], Amiri-Arfa. b. at Tehran, before 22^nd March 1903. Col Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie. m. Faruq Khanum (b. at Tehran, 1910; d. there, 1969), née Rejali. He d. at Yazdan, 3^rd April 1955 (bur. Qum), having had issue:
• i) H.H. Shahzadi Quds-i-Arfa Khanum. b. at Tehran, 1930. m. Hasan Aryaie (b. at Rasht, Gilan, 1920; d. at Tehran, 10^th March 1995). She d. at Tehran, 15^th October 2005, having had issue, one daughter.
• k) H.R.H. Shahzada Mahmud Mirza, Amir-i-Akram. He d. at Tehran, before 6^th November 1918 (bur. Qum).
• l) H.R.H. Shahzada Sultan Salim Mirza [Soltan Salim Kamrani], Salar-i-Aqdas. m. Mah Taj Khanum, Fakhr-i-Muazzam, daughter of Field Marshal ..., by his wife, Zarin Taj Khanum, Afkham ud-Daula, second daughter of H.H. ‘Ali Reza Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, ‘Azad ul-Mulk, Ilkhani of the Royal tribe and Regent of Persia. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
• i) H.H. Shahzada Muhsin Mirza [Mohsen M. Kamrani]. b. 16^th June 1934. Settled in Maryland, USA. m. Mina Khanum [Mina Shayesteh Kamrani], daughter of H.E. Muhammad Shayesteh, sometime Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, by his wife, H.H. Shahzadi Taj-i-Azam [Dr. Tadj-A’azam Kamrani]. He had issue, two daughters:
• (1) H.H. Shahzadi Maryam Khanum [Maryam Kamrani]. b. 29^th October 1967.
• (2) H.H. Shahzadi Mercedeh Khanum [Mercedeh Kamrani]. b. 13^th October 1969.
• ii) H.H. Shahzadi Taj Darnia Khanum [Tajdarnia Kamrani]. m. at Tehran, 1963, Muhammad Amir Ragheb (d. at Tehran, 11^th July 1978, bur. there at the family sepulchre, Behesht-e-Zahra Cemetery), son of ‘Abdu’l Husain Ragheb, by his wife, Batul Khanum. She d. at Paris, France, 9^th July 2010 (bur. at the family sepulchre, Behesht-e-Zahra Cemetery, Tehran), having had issue, one daughter.
• iii) H.H. Shahzadi Shahin Taj Khanum [Shahintadj Kamrani].
• iv) H.H. Shahzadi Kaivan Dokht Khanum [Keyvandokht Kamrani]. She d. at Tehran, July 2008 (bur. there at the family sepulchre, Beheshteh Zahra Cemetery).
• m) H.R.H. Shahzada Ibrahim Mirza, Salar-i-‘Azam.
• n) H.R.H. Shahzada ... Mirza (same as one of the sons named above). Rais-i-Kuihun at Mashhad 1916./font>
• o) H.R.H. Shahzada ... Mirza (same as one of the sons named above). m. Fakhr-i-Azam, daughter of Major-General H.H. Amir Ahmad Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, ‘Ala ud-Daula, sometime Governor-General of Fars, by his wife, Fakhr ul-Taj, daughter of H.H. ‘Ali Reza Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, ‘Azad ul-Mulk, sometime Regent of Persia. He had issue, six daughters:
• i) H.H. Shahzadi Batul Khanum [Batoul Kamrani].
• ii) H.H. Shahzadi Malika Khanum [Malek Kamrani]. m. and had issue, four sons.
• iii) H.H. Shahzadi Taj-i-Azam [Dr. Tadj-A’azam Kamrani]. m. 1920, educ. Tehran Univ (Ph.D. Law), and Geneva Univ (Ph.D. in Law and Political Science). Chair Shahryar Village Council, Mbr Tehran City Council 1970-1975. m. H.E. Mohammad Shayesteh (b. 1892), sometime Minister to Poland, Washington DC, and Baghdad, Ambassador to Iraq, and to Afghanistan. She had issue, one son and three daughters.
• iv) H.H. Shahzadi Rubab Khanum [Robab Kamrani].
• v) H.H. Shahzadi Ashraf Dokht Khanum [Ashraf Dokht Kamrani].
• vi) H.H. Shahzadi Taj-i-Aqdas [Tadj Aqdas Kamrani]. m. and had issue, four sons and one daughter.
• p) H.R.H. Shahzada ... Mirza, Abu ul-Mamalik (same as one of the sons named above). Employed in the Treasury Dept.
• a) H.R.H. Shahzadi Malika-i-Jahan Khanum [H.M. Malika-i-Jahan Khanum, Mahd-i-’Aliya]. b. at Tehran, 14^th May 1877 (d/o Surur), educ. privately. m. at Tehran, 11^th January 1894, as his first wife, H.I.M. Muhammad ‘Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia (b. at Tabriz, 21^st June 1872; d. at San Remo, Italy, 5^th April 1924), eldest son of H.I.M. Muzaffar ud-din Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, KG. She d. at St Cloud, France, 14^th November 1947 (bur. Karbala, Iraq), having had issue, three sons - see below.
• b) H.R.H. Shahzadi Qamar ul-Mulk. b. at Tehran, 1878 (d/o Surur). m. H.E. Dost ‘Ali Khan, Mu’ayyir ul-Mamalik, son of H.H. Amir Dost Muhammad Khan [Aga Amir], Nizam ud-Daula, by his wife, H.I.H. Shahzadi Fatima Khanum, Ismat ud-Daula, daughter of H.I.M. Nasir ud-Din, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia, KG. She d.s.p. at Tehran, 25^th January 1890, aged 12 years.
• c) H.R.H. Shahzadi Khadija Khanum.
• d) H.R.H. Shahzadi Gauhar ul-Mulk. b. at Tehran, 1879. She d. at Tehran, 28^th December 1887.
• e) H.R.H. Shahzadi Masuma Khanum, Surur ud-Daula. b. at Gilan, 21^st January 1883 (d/o Surur). m. at Tehran, 7^th June 1894 (nikah) and 10^th June 1894 (zifaf), as his third wife, Major-General H.H. Haji Mahdi Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Majd ud-Daula, KCMG (b. 1850; d. 1937), Ilkhani of the Royal clan, fourth son of H.H. Amir ‘Isa Khan Vali Qajar Quyunlu, I’timad ud-Daula, sometime Governor of Yazd – see Persia (Amirsoleymani).
• f) H.R.H. Shahzadi Fatima Safiya Khanum, Munir-i-Azam. m. 1907, as his second wife, H.E. Mirza Muhammad Vali Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, Asaf us-Sultana (b. 1870), sometime Chief of the Royal Commissariat Dept, son of H.E. Mahdi Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, Asaf us-Sultana, sometime Governor-General of Azerbaijan. She d. at Paris, France, January 1999, having had issue, two sons – see Persia (Devehlu).
• g) H.R.H. Shahzadi Mah Taban Khanum, Mu’azzaz-i-‘Azam.
• h) H.R.H. Shahzadi Ensieh Khura Khanum.
• i) H.R.H. Shahzadi Farruq-i-‘Azam.
• j) H.R.H. Shahzadi Banu Aliya.
• k) H.R.H. Shahzadi Nayyar-i-‘Azam.
• l) H.R.H. Shahzadi Zahra Khanum, Nazhat us-Sultana, educ. privately. Styled Fakhr-i-Auliya before her marriage. m. Brigadier-General H.E. Sadr ud-din Khan Amirghahari, Shaukat-i-Nizam, son of Baqir Khan Amirghahari. She had issue, five sons and one daughter.
• m) H.R.H. Shahzadi Nigar ul-Mulk.
• n) H.R.H. Shahzadi Banu Aqdas Khanum, Ghazal us-Sultana (d/o Ghazal Khanum?). m. H.S.H. Amir Mustafa Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu [Amir Mostafa Amirsoleymani], Mushir us-Sultana, son of H.H. ‘Ali Reza Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Naib us-Sultana, ‘Azad ul-Mulk, sometime Ilkhani of the Royal tribe and Regent for the infant Ahmad Shah, by his wife, Kulah Khanum, younger daughter of H.H. Mirza Fath ‘Ali Khan, Sahib-i-Diwan, sometime Governor-General of Arabistan and Deputy Governor-General of Fars. She d. 24^th May 1944 (bur. Qum), having had issue, three sons – see Persia (Quyunlu).
• o) H.R.H. Shahzadi ... Khanum (same as one of the daughters named above). m. H.E. Mirza Mahdi Khan, Sa’ad ul-Mulk (cre. 1890) (b. 1882), son of H.E. Muhammad Hassan Khan, Sa’ad ul-Mulk.
• p) H.R.H. Shahzadi ... Khanum (same as one of the daughters named above). m. H.R.H. Shahzada ‘Abu’l Husain Mirza, Azad us-Sultan, son of H.I.H. Shahzada Muhammad Taqi Mirza, Rukn ud-Daula. She had issue, one son - see above.
• q) H.R.H. Shahzadi ... Khanum (same as one of the daughters named above). m. as his second wife, Lieutenant-General H.H. Ghulam ‘Ali Khan [Malijak Thani], Aziz us-Sultan, Sardar-i-Muh’tarram (b. at ‘Abbas abad, Tehran, 19^th September 1878; d. at Tehran, 1940, bur. Mostofi Family Cemetery, now within Al-Zahra Univ), cmsnd as Maj-Gen Imperial Persian Army, appointed as Cdt Chigini Cavalry and raised to the personal title of ‘Aziz us-Sultan 1886, Keeper of the Royal Signet 1894-1896, a great and unpopular favourite of the Shah, rcvd: the Decoration of the Imperial Portrait, the Orders of the Lion & Sun 1^st class (mil), and Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh) special class of Turkey, son of Major-General H.E. Mirza Muhammad Amin Khan [Malijak Awwal], Amin-i-Khaqan, sometime Cdt Cagani Cavalry, by his wife, Zahra Begum, daughter of Sayyid Abu’l Qasim Bazzaz, a clothier from Kashan. She had issue, at least one son.