Ali Soheili (Persian: علی سهیلی; 1895 – 1 May 1958) was an Iranian diplomat. He served as Prime Minister of Iran for two terms in the early 1940s.

Biography

Soheili was born in Tabriz in 1895.[1] He studied at Saint Louis school in Tehran.

Soheili served as prime minister from 9 March to 9 August 1942, and from 15 February 1943 to 6 April 1944.[1] He was the ambassador of Pahlavi Iran to Britain in 1953.

The Tehran Conference took place during his administration.

It is written that he was well versed in the Fine Arts (music, painting). He died of cancer at the age of 62 in London.

See also

References

  • 'Alí Rizā Awsatí (عليرضا اوسطى), Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh – ايران در سه قرن گذشته), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing – انتشارات پاکتاب, Tehran, Iran, 2003). ISBN 964-93406-6-1 (Vol. 1), ISBN 964-93406-5-3 (Vol. 2).
Political offices
Preceded by Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran
1938–1939
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Iran
1942
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Iran
1943–1944
Succeeded by


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