Qavam family

The Ghavam (Qavam) family (Persian: خاندان قوام شیرازی) was an Iranian aristocratic family during the Qajar era (1785–1925). They were descendants of Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi, kalantar of Shiraz. British secret documents and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar believed that the family was Jewish. Due to the family's wealth and political power, it was often said that in Shiraz "before Reza Shah, Qavams were Shah here". The surname Ghavam is borrowed from the honorific title Ghavam-al-saltaneh, granted by the Qajar court, and meaning pillar or continuation of the Kingdom.

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