Mohammad Ali Foroughi
Zoka-ol-Molk (Persian: ذُکاءُالمُلک) Mohammad-Ali Foroughi | |
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محمدعلی فروغی | |
| 18th Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 27 August 1941 – 9 March 1942 | |
| Monarchs | Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Preceded by | Ali Mansur |
| Succeeded by | Ali Soheili |
| In office 18 September 1933 – 3 December 1935 | |
| Monarch | Reza Shah |
| Preceded by | Mehdi Qoli Hedayat |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Djam |
| In office 1 November 1925 – 13 June 1926 Acting | |
| Monarch | Reza Shah |
| Preceded by | Reza Shah |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Mostowfi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1 September 1924 – 1 November 1925 | |
| Prime Minister | Reza Shah |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Djam |
| In office 15 June 1923 – 26 October 1923 | |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Pirnia |
| Preceded by | Ali-Reza Gharagozlou |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Djam |
| In office 14 March 1915 – 1 May 1915 | |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Pirnia |
| In office 24 May 1913 – 3 June 1913 | |
| Prime Minister | Saad al-Dowleh |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 October 1923 – 1 September 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | Reza Shah |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mossadegh |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Moshar |
| In office 14 February 1923 – 15 June 1923 | |
| Prime Minister | Hassan Mostowfi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Mossadegh |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 3 June 1913 – 6 December 1914 | |
| Prime Minister | Saad al-Dowleh Hassan Mostowfi |
| Speaker of the Parliament | |
| In office 6 July 1912 – 10 July 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Mirza Esmaiel Khan |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Pirnia |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 19 November 1909 – 3 August 1921 | |
| Constituency | Tehran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | early August 1877 Tehran, Sublime State of Iran |
| Died | 26 November 1942 or 27 November 1942 (aged 65) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran |
| Resting place | Ibn Babawayh Cemetery |
| Political party | Revival Party |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Tehran School of Political Sciences Dar ul-Funun |
Mohammad Ali Foroughi (Persian: محمدعلی فروغی; early August 1877 – 26 or 27 November 1942), also known as Zoka-ol-Molk (Persian: ذُکاءُالمُلک), was an Iranian politician, writer, freemason, Azali, and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Iran for three terms. He wrote numerous books on ancient Iranian history and is known for founding the Academy of Iran.