{"id":"mohammad-ali-foroughi","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-ali-foroughi","language":"en","name":"Mohammad Ali Foroughi","name_en":"Mohammad Ali Foroughi","name_ne":null,"description":"Iranian writer and politician","headline":"Iranian writer and politician","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Mohammad Ali Foroughi, also known as Zoka-ol-Molk, was an Iranian politician, writer, freemason, Azali, and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Iran for three terms, being the first Prime Minister under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He wrote numerous books on ancient Iranian history and is known for founding the Academy of Iran.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 August 1877","date":"1877-08-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Tehran","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3616"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"26 November 1942","date":"1942-11-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Tehran","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3616"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Iran","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q794"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"literary scholar","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6673651"},{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"journalist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930187"},{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"},{"text":"university teacher","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1622272"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Revival Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7318529"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Tehran","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5956812"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of Iran (27 August 1941 – 9 March 1942)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13561063","start":"1941-08-27","end":"1942-03-09"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Iran (18 September 1933 – 3 December 1935)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13561063","start":"1933-09-18","end":"1935-12-03"},{"text":"Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (12 May 1930 – 12 September 1933)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127710","start":"1930-05-12","end":"1933-09-12"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Iran (1 November 1925 – 13 June 1926)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13561063","start":"1925-11-01","end":"1926-06-13"},{"text":"Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (26 October 1923 – 29 August 1924)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127710","start":"1923-10-26","end":"1924-08-29"},{"text":"Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (16 February 1923 – 15 June 1923)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127710","start":"1923-02-16","end":"1923-06-15"},{"text":"Member of the National Consultative Assembly","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134563198"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ali_Foroughi","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Mohammad Ali Foroughi born?","a":"Mohammad Ali Foroughi was born on 1 August 1877 in Tehran."},{"q":"What positions has Mohammad Ali Foroughi held?","a":"Positions held by Mohammad Ali Foroughi include: Prime Minister of Iran (1941–1942); Prime Minister of Iran (1933–1935); Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (1930–1933); Prime Minister of Iran (1925–1926); Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (1923–1924)."},{"q":"Where did Mohammad Ali Foroughi study?","a":"Mohammad Ali Foroughi was educated at Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Tehran."}],"related":[{"name":"Mohammad-Ali Rajai","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-ali-rajai"},{"name":"Abolqasem Naser ol-Molk","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abolqasem-naser-ol-molk"},{"name":"Mehdi Bazargan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mehdi-bazargan"},{"name":"Ahmad Matin-Daftari","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-matin-daftari"},{"name":"Ahmad Qavam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-qavam"},{"name":"Vosugh od-Dowleh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/vosugh-od-dowleh"},{"name":"Abolhassan Banisadr","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abolhassan-banisadr"},{"name":"Mohammad-Ali Ala ol-Saltaneh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-ali-ala-ol-saltaneh"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/mohammad-ali-foroughi-c90545f515.jpg","width":500,"height":672,"license":"CC BY 4.0","credit":"Georges Chevalier","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1928_Foroughi.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Mohammad Ali Foroughi","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ali_Foroughi","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q181451","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181451","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: 1928 Foroughi.jpg by Georges Chevalier (CC BY 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1928_Foroughi.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Mohammad Ali Foroughi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 1928 Foroughi.jpg — Georges Chevalier, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Mohammad Ali Foroughi\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-ali-foroughi. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T07:57:51Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-ali-foroughi","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-ali-foroughi","ne":null}}