Vajihollah Mirza (; 1854 – 1904) was an Qajar prince and statesman under Naser al-Din Shah and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah.
Biography and Career Vajihollah Mirza was born to Soltan-Ahmad Mirza Azod od-Dowleh in 1854.
During the reign of Naser al-Din Shah, Vajihollah Mirza demonstrated great courage in suppressing of Turkmens which sacked caravans of pilgrims traveling to Imam Reza Shrine. This contributed to his subsequent advancement. E'temad os-Saltaneh wrote in his memoirs that Vajihollah Mirza was defeated in a battle against the Turkmens in Astarabad, but nevertheless received a promotion. In October 1897, Vajihollah Mirza appointed as Minister of War. In 1899 or 1900, Vajihollah Mirza was granted the title Sepahsalar and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army.
After his appointment as new Sepahsalar instead, Mozaffar al-Din Shah appointed twelve commanders to oversee the army: Amir Bahador Jang, Mohammad-Baqer Khan Amir Nezam, Azizollah Mirza Zafar al-Saltaneh, Zayn al-Abedin Khan Amir Afkham, Mohammad-Sadeq Khan Amir Tupkhaneh-ye Qajar, Mohammad Ali Khan Sardar-e Afkham, Vazir-e Nezam, Zafar od-Dowleh, Ahmad Khan Ala od-Dowleh, Gholam-Reza Khan Inanlu (Asaf al-Dowleh), Abdollah Khan Nazem os-Saltaneh and Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni.
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