Prince Mohammad Hossein Mirza Firouz (Persian: محمدحسین میرزا فیروز; 1894–1983) KCVO (1919) was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty. He was a son of Prince Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma and Princess Ezzat ed-Dowleh daughter of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar.
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Biography
He was educated privately in Tehran and Tabriz. At the age of 12, he was sent with his elder brother, Firouz Mirza, to Paris, where he attended Lycée Janson-de-Sailly. He also studied at the military academies of Russia. He joined the Russian Army and served during World War I. Firouz returned to Iran after the Russian Revolution. He was Governor-General of Fars in 1941–1942 and Minister for Roads and Communications in 1945–1946.
Government Positions Held
Chief of military mission to India, 1942
Governor-General of Fars (1st time), 1941–1942
Governor-General of Fars (2nd time), 1944–1945
Chief of military mission to the North African campaign, 1943
Minister of Roads and Communications, 1945–1946
Honours
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Belgium (1919)
Order of the Legion of Honour