Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi

Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi (August 1874 – 1915) was an Iranian photographer and cinematographer. He became the first cinematographer of the country on 15 August 1900, when he recorded Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar ((r. 1896 – 1907)) strolling on the beach of the town of Ostend in Belgium.

Akkas Bashi was born on August 1874. He was the son of Mirza Ahmad Sani-al-saltana, a Baháʼí convert and chief photographer of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ((r. 1848 – 1896)). Akkas Bashi died in 1915 in the Gilan province.