Hossein Ala'

Hossein Ala
حسین علاء
29th Prime Minister of Iran
In office
7 April 1955 – 3 April 1957
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byFazlollah Zahedi
Succeeded byManouchehr Eghbal
In office
12 March 1951 – 27 April 1951
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byKhalil Fahimi (Acting)
Ali Razmara
Succeeded byMohammed Mosaddeq
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
25 April 1943 – 2 March 1945
Prime MinisterEbrahim Hakimi
Mohammad Sa'ed
Morteza-Qoli Bayat
Preceded byMozaffar Alam
Succeeded byMahmoud Salehi
Ambassador of Iran to the United States
In office
29 November 1945 – 18 September 1950
Prime MinisterAli Soheili
Ahmad Qavam
Abdolhossein Hazhir
Mohammad Sa'ed
Preceded byMohammad Shayesteh
Succeeded byNasrollah Entezam
Member of the National Consultative Assembly
In office
11 February 1923 – 11 February 1925
ConstituencyTehran
Personal details
Born13 December 1881
Died13 June 1964(1964-06-13) (aged 82)
Resting placeImamzadeh Abdollah, Ray
SpouseRoghayeh Gharagozlo
Children2
Parent(s)Mohammad-Ali Ala al-Saltaneh
Fatemeh Khanoom
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Hosein Alā (Persian: حسین علاء; 13 December 1881 – 13 July 1964) was an Iranian politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Iran in two terms. He also served as the foreign minister of Iran from 1943 to 1945, and as the Iranian Ambassador to the United States from 1945 to 1950.