Morteza Gholi Khan Hedayat

Morteza Gholi Khan (Sani ol-Dowleh) (; 1856–1911) was a leader of the Persian Constitutional Revolution and the first Chairman of the first Majlis. A member of the Hedayat family, he served as the Minister of Finance of Iran for seven months. He also proposed the creation of Iran's first museum in 1906.

Life At the turn of the century, Iran was being plundered out of its resources by the British and Russians who had also obtained taxation rights on all significant sources, keeping the county and some of the ruling class under effective financial control. Realizing that a country cannot be independent without self sufficiency and monetary independence, he initiated financial reforms and the overhaul of the taxation system, including bringing in the American adviser William Morgan Shuster. He also proposed the creation of Iran's first museum, the National Museum of Iran. His activities with regards to his financial reforms led to his assassination by the Russians on 6 February 1911. His assassination was conducted by two Georgian nationals in Tehran.