Ebrahim Hakimi


Ebrahim Hakimi was an Iranian statesman, who served as prime minister of Iran on three occasions.

Early life and education

Born in Tabriz, Ḥakimi was part of "an old and prominent family of court physicians", who traced their status as far back as the 17th century, "starting with the eponym of the family, Moḥammad-Dāvud Khan Ḥakim" who served at the courts of the Safavid kings Safi and Abbas II. This ancestor of Ebrahim was also the founder of the Hakim Mosque located in Isfahan.
After finishing elementary and high school in Tabriz, Hakimi attended Dar ol-Fonoon in Tehran, and finished advanced studies in Medicine in Paris.

Career

Hakimi served as royal physician to Mozzafar-al-Din Shah. He then became a member of the Parliament, and served as cabinet minister 17 times, as prime minister for three terms, and as speaker of the Senate of Iran.
His second tenure as prime minister was short-lived as the Soviets, angry over his refusal to grant them an oil concession in Northern Iran, inspired Azerbaijani Communists to declare independence from Iran. Soviet troops occupying the Northern regions refused to allow Iranian troops to enter the region to put down the uprising. Hakimi submitted the issue to the UN Security Council and resigned from office as a protest of Soviet actions in January 1946.

Death

Hakimi died in Tehran at the age of 88.