Shamseddin Amir-Alaei

Shamseddin Amir-Alai (; 1900–August 1994) was an Iranian politician who served as both interior minister and justice minister in the first cabinet of Mohammad Mosaddegh. He also held other government and diplomatic posts.

Early life and education Amir-Alai was born in Tehran in 1900. Later he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture as a senior official. In February 1946, he was named as the minister of agriculture after serving as acting minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam.

Amir-Alai joined the National Front established by Mohammad Mosaddegh and was one of the individuals who signed the Charter of the Front in February 1949. Amir-Alai held several government positions during Mossadegh's premiership. and the minister of justice in his second cabinet. Then he was appointed by Mosaddegh as the ambassador of Iran to Belgium.

At the beginning of 1950s he was appointed governor of Gilan during the premiership of Ali Razmara. In May 1955, Amir-Alai and four other political figures, including Bagher Kazemi, who were all close to Mosaddegh were arrested on the orders of the military governor of Tehran, Teymur Bakhtiar. His funeral ceremony was held on 11 August 1994, and he was buried in Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.