Ali Soheili (Persian: علی سهیلی; 1895 – 1 May 1958) was an Iranian diplomat. He served as prime minister of Iran for two terms in the early 1940s.
Ali Soheili | |
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22th Prime Minister of Iran | |
In office 9 March 1942 – 9 August 1942 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Shah |
Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Foroughi |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Qavam |
In office 15 February 1943 – 6 April 1944 | |
Monarch | Mohammad Reza Shah |
Preceded by | Ahmad Qavam |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Sa'ed |
Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran | |
In office 1 October 1938 – 7 March 1939 | |
Prime Minister | Mahmoud Jam Ahmad Matin-Daftari |
Preceded by | Nosrat-ed-Dowleh |
Succeeded by | Mozaffar Alam |
Personal details | |
Born | 1895 Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia |
Died | 1 May 1958 London, England, United Kingdom | (aged 63)
Resting place | Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine |
Political party | Party for Progress |
Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Soheili was born in Tabriz in 1895.[1] He studied at Saint Louis school in Tehran.
Soheili served as prime minister from 9 March to 9 August 1942, and from 15 February 1943 to 6 April 1944.[1] He was the ambassador of Pahlavi Iran to Britain in 1953.
The Tehran Conference took place during his administration.
It is written that he was well versed in the Fine Arts (music, painting). He died of cancer at the age of 62 in London.