List of grand viziers of Persia

The following is a list of grand viziers of Persia (Iran) until 1906, when the office of Prime Minister of Iran was created as a result of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. There were different names for this office during different historical periods such as Wuzurg Framadar, Vizier, Sāheb Divān , Vizier of the Supreme Court (Vazir-e Divān-e A'lā, ), Grand vizier (Vazir-e A'zam, ), Premier (Shakhs-e Avval, ) and Sadr-e A'zam.

Wuzurg Framadar (224–651)

 * Abarsam, active during the reign of Ardashir I.
 * Khosrow Yazdgerd (for Yazdgerd I)
 * Mihr Narseh (for Yazdgerd I and Bahram V)
 * Suren Pahlav (for Bahram V)
 * Bozorgmehr (for Kavad I and Khosrow I)
 * Izadgushasp (for Khosrow I)
 * Piruz Khosrow (for Kavadh II and Ardashir III)
 * Mah-Adhur Gushnasp (for Ardashir III)
 * Farrukh Hormizd (for Boran)

Ulugh Bitikchi/Saheb Divan/Vizier (1256–1335)
Ulugh Bitickhi
 * Sayf al-Din Bitikchi (?–1263) (for Hulagu Khan)

Saheb Divan
 * Shams al-Din Juvayni (1263–16 October 1284) (for Hulagu Khan, Abaqa Khan and Tekuder)

Vizier
 * Buqa (15 September 1284–January 1289) (for Arghun Khan)

Saheb Divan
 * Sa'ad al-Dawla Abhari (1289–1291) (for Arghun Khan)
 * Sadr al-Din Ahmad Khaledi Zanjani (1st time) (18 November 1292–24 March 1295) (for Gaykhatu)

Vizier
 * Jamal al-Din Ali Dastjerdani (1st time) (1295–1295) (for Baydu)
 * Amir Nawrūz (5 October 1295–1295) (for Ghazan)
 * Sharaf al-Din Mohammad Biabanaki Semnani (?–7 September 1296) (for Ghazan)
 * Jamal al-Din Ali Dastjerdani (2nd time) (7 September 1296 – 5 October 1296) (for Ghazan)
 * Sadr al-Din Ahmad Khaledi Zanjani (2nd time) (30 October 1296 – 30 April 1298) (for Ghazan)
 * Rashid-al-Din Fazlollah Hamadani (1298–1316) and Sa'd-al-Din Mohammad Avaji (1298–1312) (for Ghazan and Öljaitü)
 * Rashid-al-Din Fazlollah Hamadani (1298–1316) and Taj-al-Din Ali-Shah Jilani (1312 – June 1324) (for Öljaitü and Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan)
 * Ghias-al-din Mohammad Ali-Shahi (for Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan)
 * Rokn-al-Din Sa'en Fasavi (Nosrat-al-Din Adel Fasavi) (1324–?) (for Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan)
 * Demasq Kaja (?–24 August 1327) (for Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan)
 * Ghiyas-al-Din Mohammad Rashidi and Ala'-al-Din Mohammad Faryumadi (just for 8 months as a colleague of Ghiyas-al-Din) (for Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan)
 * Ghiyas-al-Din Mohammad Rashidi (for Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan and Arpa Ke'un)

Vizier/Grand Vizier (1500–1732)
Vizier
 * Shams-al-Din Zakariya Kujuji (1500–1512) and Najm-al-Din Mahmud Jan Daylamite (1503–?) (for Ismail I)
 * Mirak beg Daylamite (?–?) (for Ismail I)
 * Shah-mir Daylamite (?–?) (for Ismail I)
 * Kamal-al-Din Shah-Hossein Isfahani (1514–15 April 1523) (for Ismail I)
 * Jalal al-Din Mohammad Kujuji (1523–1524) (for Ismail I and Tahmasp I)
 * Qadi Jahan Qazvini (1st time) (1524–1525) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Qavam-al-Din Jafar Savaji (1525–1531) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Ahmad Beg Nur-e Kamal (?–?) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Sa'd-al-Din Enayatallah Khuzani (1533–1535) and Mo'in-al-Din Yazdi (?–?) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Qadi Jahan Qazvini (2nd time) (1535–1549) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Ghias-al-Din Ali Shirazi (?–?) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Aqa Mohammad Farahani (?–?) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Jalal-al-Din Amir-Beg Kujuji (?–?) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Mirza Beg Sabeqi Abhari (?–?) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Masum Beg Safavi (?–1568) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Seraj-al-Din Ali Qomi (1568–?) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Jamal-al-Din Ali Tabrizi and Seyyed Hassan Farahani (simultaneously 1573–?) (for Tahmasp I)
 * Mirza Shokrollah Isfahani (20 July 1576–13 June 1577) (for Tahmasp I and Ismail II)

Grand Vizier (E'temad-od-Dowleh)
 * Mirza Salman Jaberi (13 June 1577–14 May 1583) (for Ismail I and Mohammad Khodabanda)
 * Mirza Hedayatollah Saruni (1583–1585) (for Mohammad Khodabanda)
 * Mirza Mohammad Kermani (1st time) (1585–1587) (for Mohammad Khodabanda)
 * Mirza Shahvali Shirazi (1587–1589) (for Abbas I)
 * Mirza Mohammad Kermani (2nd time) (1589–1589/90) (for Abbas I)
 * Mirza Lotfollah Shirazi (1589/90–1590) (for Abbas I)
 * Mirza Hatem Beg Nasiri Ordubadi (1590 – 28 May 1610) (for Abbas I)
 * Mirza Taleb Khan Nasiri Ordubadi (1st time) (1610–1620) (for Abbas I)
 * Salman Khan Ustajlu (1620–1623) (for Abbas I)
 * Khalifeh Soltan (1st time) (1623–1631) (for Abbas I and Safi of Persia)
 * Mirza Taleb Khan Nasiri Ordubadi (2nd time) (1623 – 28 July 1634) (for Safi of Persia)
 * Saru Taqi (11 August 1634–1644) (for Safi of Persia and Abbas II)
 * Khalifeh Soltan (2nd time) (1644–1653) (for Abbas II)
 * Mohammad Beg the Armenian Tabrizi (1653–1661) (for Abbas II)
 * Mirza Mohammad-Mehdi Karaki (1661–1669) (for Abbas II and Suleiman of Persia)
 * Shaykh Ali Khan Zanganeh (1669–1671) (for Suleiman of Persia)

The office was vacant (1671–1672)
 * Shaykh Ali Khan Zanganeh (1672–1688) (for Suleiman of Persia)

The office was vacant (1688–1690)
 * Mohammad-Taher Vahid-e Qazvini (1690–1698) (for Suleiman of Persia and Sultan Husayn)
 * Mohammad-Mo'men Khan Shamlu (1699–1707) (for Sultan Husayn)
 * Shahqoli Khan Zanganeh (1707–1716) (for Sultan Husayn)
 * Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani (1716 – 8 December 1720) (for Sultan Husayn)
 * Mohammad-Qoli Khan Shamlu (1721 – 23 October 1722) (for Sultan Husayn)
 * Amanollah Khan E'temad-od-Dowleh (1722 – 25 April 1725) (for Mahmud Hotak)
 * Zele Khan E'temad-od-Dowleh (1725–1727) (for Ashraf Hotak)
 * Mohammad-Amin Khan E'temad-od-Dowleh (1727–1729) (for Ashraf Hotak)
 * Rajab-Ali Khan E'temad-od-Dowleh (1729–1732) (for Tahmasp II)

The office was vacant (1732–1750)

Grand Vizier (1750–1794)

 * Zakariya Khan Kazzazi (June 1750–1751) (for Ismail III)
 * Mohammad-Salim Khan Afshar (1751–?1752) (for Ismail III)
 * Zakariya Khan Kazzazi (?1752–?1756) (for Ismail III)
 * Mirza Aqil Alavi (?1758–1763) (for Karim Khan Zand)
 * Mirza Jafar Isfahani (1763–1779) (for Karim Khan Zand)
 * Mirza Rabi Isfahani (?–1785) (for Ali-Morad Khan Zand)
 * Mirza Mohammad-Hossein Farahani (1785–?) (for Jafar Khan Zand and Lotf-Ali Khan Zand)