Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh
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| name = Prince Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh
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| birth_date = 1869
| death_date = March 1954
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| order2 = Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister in Paris
| term_start2 = April 1905
| term_end2 = March 1906
| appointer2 = Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
| order3 = Ambassador of Iran to France
| term_start3 = 5 March 1946
| term_end3 = 27 September 1951
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Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh, or Momtaz ol Saltaneh (1869–26 March 1954) (in Persian : صمد خان ممتاز السطنه) was an Iranian diplomat of the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty era.
Early life
Samad Khan Momtaz was born in 1869 in Tabriz.{{cite web|last=Kadkhodazadeh|first=Esmail|title=A socio-political glimse at the first two "Persian" IOC members|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv4n3/JOHv4n3h.pdf|publisher=LA 84 Foundation|accessdate=11 November 2012}} His father was Ali Akbar Mokrem os-Saltaneh (in Persian: میرزا علی اکبر مکرم السلطنه), grandson of Samad Khan Sarraf (in Persian: آقا صمد صراف تبریزی) and his brothers were Momtaz Homayoun and Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh,{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061119005555/http://www.tabrizinfo.com/tabriz/mashahir/momtazaldole.htm Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh]}}, On Tabrizinfo.com[http://iichs.org/index.asp?id=211&doc_cat=7 « Mirza Esmail Khan Momtaz od-Dowleh »], Institute for Iranian contemporary historical Studies. His father was an eminent aristocrat and diplomat.
Career
In 1883, Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh was secretary to the legation of Persia in Paris. Later, he was embassy counsellor in St. Petersburg and participated in the European travels of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and then Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. He was the Persian minister in Belgium and the Netherlands before being appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister in Paris in April 1905. He remained at this position until March 1926. He never returned to Iran and chose to live in Paris. He was recognized by the French government as counsellor of the Iranian embassy in Paris from 25 March 1946 to 27 September 1951. Samad Khan Momtaz os-saltaneh, was the second Persian IOC (International Olympic Committee) Member. His date of appointment was November 1923, and he remained a member until 22 April 1927, after the coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi. At the conference of the International Red Cross of 1906, Momtaz os-Saltaneh convinced the assembly to accept the use of new emblems; The Red-Lion and Sun for Persia (not used since the 1979 Islamic revolution) and the Red Crescent for the rest of Islamic states.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
Personal life
His first marriage, to an Iranian, resulted in a son, Abdollah, who would later become a diplomat in Iran. He had two daughters from a second marriage to a Frenchwoman. He died in 1954 in Paris and was buried at Père-Lachaise cemetery. In March 1921, Samad Khan was elevated to Prince by Ahmad Shah Qajar with the title of Royal Highness. He was a Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur.[http://hakimi.50webs.com/album/moossa/moossa7.htm Iranian delegation at King Edward VII funeral] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707064834/http://hakimi.50webs.com/album/moossa/moossa7.htm |date=7 July 2011 }}, Hakimi's family site{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20041022201453/http://tabrizinfo.com/tabriz/mashahir/momtaz.samadl.htm Samad Momtaz ol-Saltaneh]}}, On Tabrizinfo.com site
Photos
Image:Mokrem_Saltaneh_complète.JPG|Mokrem os-Saltaneh (his father)
Image:Momtaz.jpg|Persian delegation at the funeral of King Edward VII 1910
Image:Ismail mumtaz sm.jpg|Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh (his brother)
Image:Ismail Mumtaz Minister.jpg|Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh (his brother)
Image:Momtaz ol-Molouk.png|Momtaz ol-Molouk (Married General Naghdi)(his sister)
Image:Abdollah_Khan.jpeg|Abdollah Khan Momtaz (his son)
Image:Red Lion with Sun.svg|Red-Lion And Sun
Image:Momtaz_Entrée.JPG|Entrée de sa maison parisienne
Image:Momtaz_Jardin.JPG|Le jardin de sa maison parisienne
Image:Grande Salle2.JPG|La Grande Salle
Image:Momtaz Grande salle.JPG|La Grande Salle
Image:Momtaz Salon.JPG|Le Salon
Image:Salle de Trône.JPG|La Salle du Trône
Image:Salle à Manger.JPG|La Salle à Manger
Image:Salle à Manger 2.JPG|La Salle à Manger
Image:Salle à Manger 3.JPG|La Salle à Manger
References
External links
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- {{citation|journal=New Age Journal|date=2 June 1910|page=99|title=Foreign Affairs"|author=S. Verdad|url=http://dl.lib.brown.edu/pdfs/1140813932999767.pdf}}
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