Nazem al-Atebba
Mirza Ali Akbar Khan Nafisi Nazem al-Atebba | |
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میرزا علیاکبرخان نفیسی | |
| Born | 1847|03|12 |
| Died | 1924|06|-14 |
| Citizenship | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Dar ul-Funun (Persia) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, scholar |
| Era | Qajar era, Pahlavi era |
| Notable work | Farhang-e Nafisi Persian Lexicon |
| Children | 6, including Ali-Asghar Nafisi, Saeed Nafisi |
| Father | Mirza Hassan Tabib Kermani |
Mirza Ali Akbar Khan Nafisi (Persian: میرزا علیاکبرخان نفیسی; March 12, 1847 – June 14, 1924), known mononymously as Nazem al-Atebba (ناظمالاطباء, lit. 'superintendent of physicians'), was an Iranian physician, scholar, and one of the most prominent doctors of the late Qajar period. He served as a personal physician to Mozaffar ad-Din Shah and was an influential figure in persuading the Shah to sign the Constitutional Decree of Iran.
Nazem al-Atebba played a crucial role in establishing several European-style hospitals in Tehran and Mashhad. He was also one of the founders of the first assembly of experts for health, Majles-e Hefz-e Sehhat (مجلس حفظالصحة; lit. Health Preservation Council) in Iranian history.
He authored numerous medical works, and his most notable non-medical achievement is a comprehensive four-volume Persian lexicon, widely known as Farhang-e Nazem al-Atebba or Farhang-e Nafisi. He was also the father of the renowned scholar, Saeed Nafisi.