Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani
Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani | |
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میرزا یوسف آشتیانی | |
| Grand Vizier of Iran | |
| In office 1880 (unofficial) 24 June 1884 (official) – 7 April 1886 | |
| Monarch | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar |
| Preceded by | Mirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-Dowleh |
| Succeeded by | Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan |
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| Born | 1812 |
| Died | 7 April 1886 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
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Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani (1812 – 7 April 1886; Persian: میرزا یوسف آشتیانی) also known as Mostowfi ol-Mamalek (مستوفی الممالک) was a Grand Vizier of Iran during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and one of the most influential members of the Qajar bureaucratic system. He was from the conservative faction of the Qajar court and an opponent of Mirza Hosein Khan Sepahsalar and his reforms.
Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani, as one of the most influential members of Naser al-Din Shah's court, played a role in many important events of his time, including the removal of Mirza Mohammad Khan Sepahsalar, the poisoning of Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani, the establishment of the Qajar bureaucracy and the expansion of Tehran.