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Farman Farma is ambitious, vain and very avaricious, but
is energetic, extremely clever, and not devoid of personal cbarm.
He is a ^provincial governor of the old scbool, weakens opposi
tion by inciting different parties against each other, keeps bis
province in order, and enriches himself.
No. 11. HAJI MU IN-UT-TUJJAR of Bushire.
A merchant with property and vested interests in South
Persia who has had several disagreements with Messrs Lynch
Brothers. He was a deputy in the first Majlis of 1907-8, where
he worked to further his personal interests, and also took a
prominent part in the abortive scheme to form a National Bank.
In 1917 and 1918 he was a leading Nationalist and a staunch
supporter of Samsam-us-Sultaneli. In 1919 on account of his
intrigues against the Anglo-Persian convention he was banished
by Vusuq-ud-Dauleh to Kashan. He is a very unscrupulous
and intriguing Anglophobe, and gives money for stirring up
anti-British agitation in the Tehran bazaars.
No. 12. HASHMAT-UD-DAULEH. Abul Fath Khun, K.B.E.
Born about 1870. A member of the wealthy Tabatabai
family of Tabriz. He inherited large estates in Azarbaijan,
was private Secretary to Muhammad Ali Shah when Valiahd
in Tabriz and afterwards when Shah in Tehran. He was
Governor of Gilan in 1915 at the commencement of the Jangali
movement, which was fostered by his incompetence, Minister of
War in Vusuq-ud-Dauleh’s Cabinet in 1916, Governor of Kirman
1918, Minister of War April 1920, and of Interior in Mushir-ud-
Dauleh’s Cabinet July 1920.
He speaks some French, but rarely speaks the truth, and his
promises, which he never carries out, have became a by-word in
Tehran. He is conceited.
No. 13. MUHTASHIM-US-SULTANEH, Mlrza Hasan Khan.
Born about 1863. He was employed for many years in the
Foreign Office and accompanied Muzaffar-ud-Din Shah as
Foreign Office representative to Europe in 1905. He was a
member of the Turko-Persian frontier Commission.
He was Minister of Justice in 1910, of Foreign Affairs 1911,
of Finance 1912, of Finance 1914, of Foreign Affairs 1915 in the
anti-British Cabinet of Mustaufi-ul-Mamalik, when in concert
with Mustashar-ud-Dauleh (No. 4) he became the chief anti