Mirza Jafar Savaji
Safavid grand vizier from 1525 to 1531
About Mirza Jafar Savaji
Mirza Jafar Savaji was a bureaucrat in Safavid Iran, who served as the grand vizier of Tahmasp I from 1525 to 1531. With his appointment, the Savaji family to a degree established their presence in the Safavid administration. Mirza Jafar's appointment was unsustainable due to the internal conflict of the court. He had previously served as the governor of Isfahan.
In the fall of 1531, the vakil (regent) Hoseyn Khan Shamlu initiated a purge in the administration and appointed his own personal vizier Ahmad Beg Nur Kamal as the grand vizier. Mirza Jafar was arrested and soon executed.
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