Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan (; 5 January 1850 in Tabriz – 2 July 1918 in Isfahan), or Massud Mirza, was an Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty; he was known as the "Yamin-od-Dowleh" ("Right Hand of the Government"). He was posted as the governor of Isfahan for over 35 years, and the governor of Mazandaran, Fars, and Isfahan for a total of 40 years.
Early life He was the eldest son of Naser al-Din Shah and Effat-od-Dowleh, and the brother of Kamran Mirza Nayeb es-Saltaneh and of Mozaffar ad-Din Mirza (who eventually became Mozaffar ad-Din Shah), but Mas'oud Mirza could not ascend the throne because his mother was not a member of the Qajar dynasty. At the age of 13 he was appointed the governor of Mazandaran, Turkmen Sahra, Semnan, and Damghan for 4 years.
Later life
He was governor of Isfahan from 1872 to 1907 and governor of Fars from 1907 to 1908. Mass'oud Mirza died in Isfahan in 1918. He was buried in Mashhad. He had 14 sons and 11 daughters.
Issue Zell-e Soltan had 14 sons and 11 daughters including : Prince Homayoun Mirza Mass’oud Amir Arfae Prince Soltan Hossein Mirza Jalal ed-Dowleh Prince Pirouz Mirza Mass'oud Prince Bahram Mirza Sardar Mass'oud (1885 – 24 March 1916) Prince Akbar Mirza Sarem ed-Dowleh (1885 – 29 September 1975) Prince Esma'il Mirza Mo'tamed Dowleh (1887–1968)
Honours 2nd class of Order of the Lion and the Sun of Iran 1st class of Order of the Lion and the Sun of Iran 2nd class of Neshan-e Aqdas of Iran Knight of the Order of the Star of India Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle of Prussia Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia Knight of the Order of the White Eagle of Russia Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur of France Exalted Order of Honour of Turkey
References
Bibliography Soltani, Shahla (2006). Aqajan Shazdeh. Tehran: Farzan Rooz.
External links Genealogy of descendants of Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan, qajarpages A carpet made for Zell-e Soltan