Asadollah Alam
| Asadollah Alam | |
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| 68th Prime Minister of Iran | |
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In office 19 July 1962 – 7 March 1964 |
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| Monarch | Mohammad-Reza Shah |
| Preceded by | Ali Amini |
| Succeeded by | Hassan-Ali Mansur |
| Minister of Royal Court | |
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In office 1 February 1967 – 7 August 1977 |
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| Prime Minister | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| Preceded by | Hossein Ghods-Nakhai |
| Succeeded by | Amir-Abbas Hoveida |
| President of Pahlavi University | |
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In office 1 July 1950 – 9 February 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Ali Shirazi |
| Succeeded by | Habib Maraghee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1919 Birjand, Iran |
| Died | 14 April 1978 (aged 59) New York City, United States |
| Political party |
People's Party (1957–1975) Resurgence Party (1975–1978) |
Amir Asadollah Alam (1 April 1919 – 14 April 1978) was an Iranian politician who was Prime Minister from 1962 to 1964. He was also Minister of Royal Court, President of Pahlavi University and Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Provinces.
Alam was born in 1919 in Birjand and was educated at a British school in Iran. By a royal order from Reza Shah, Alam married Malektaj, the daughter of Qavam Al-Molk Shirazi. The son of Qavam ol-molk was then married to a sister of the Shah, Ashraf Pahlavi. Shortly after deposing the Qajar dynasty, Reza Shah intended to unite Iran's non-Qajar nobility through inter-marriage.
At the age of 26, he was appointed governor of Sistan and Baluchistan provinces. At the age of 29, he became Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Mohammad Sa'ed. He early displayed what an American acquaintance describes as a combination of native toughness and Y.M.C.A. dedication.
Assadollah Alam became the main landowner of Birjand after his father's death. He was one of Iran's first big landowners to distribute his holdings to the peasants, insisting that his servants eat the same food as his family. Once, when a would-be assassin was nabbed outside his door, Alam gave the man $40, then had him thrashed and sent into the street without his pants. Amir Asadollah Alam was the longest serving minister of the Pahlavi era. The title "Amir" (also transliterated "emir") is Arabic for ruler or governor. The name Alam means a banner or a flag in Arabic. Alam's father Amir Ebrahim Alam (AKA Shokat ol-molk) was the governor of the region of Qa'enaat. In the era of Reza Shah Pahlavi he was the minister of telecommunications.
In 1953, Alam helped organize the counterrevolution that overthrew Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh. Alam was the director of the Pahlavi Foundation, a charitable trust worth at least $133 million, set up by the Shah to finance social-welfare plans out of the profits from royal holdings in banks, industries, hotels. In 1962, he became Prime Minister at the age of 43.
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