Aliqoli Mirza Qajar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aliqoli Mirza Qajar

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1819

Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1880

Profession: civil servant

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Aliqoli Mirza Qajar (1822-1880), given the honorary title of Etezad os-Saltaneh, was a prince of the Qajar dynasty, a son of Fath-Ali Shah (r.
1797-1834).
Chancellor of the Dar ul-Funun school, he also established the Iranian Ministry of Science in 1855 and he was first minister of Science for its first 22 years.
He was also the Minister of Telegraphy Industries and in several occasions, served as head of Persia's printing office. He is believed to be the first person to translate Isaac Newton's laws of mechanics into the Persian language.