"إضافات وتصحيحات لمسرد الشخصيات الهامة في بلاد فارس (المجلد IV)" [و‎‎٩‎٦] (٣١٢/١٩٨)

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MIRZA MUHAMMAD HASAN DAST-GHA1B. Bora
about 1894. Younger son of Haji Mirza Muhammad
Ali Dast-ghaib, who was brother of Haji Mirza Mu-
• hammad Baqir Dast-ghaib, (q. v.) and a brother if
Haji Mirza Muhammad Baqir Dast-ghaib, and a leading
mulla of Shiraz, in charge of the Qawami Mosque in
Shiraz till his death in 1918, and distinctly friendly
to the British. After leaving school became com
pounder in Dr. Woolatt’s dispensary for a time. Sent
to study Shiah Law at Najaf and was still in Meso
potamia when War broke out. Joined the Turks and
was captured at Gurna by British forces. On death of
his father succeeded as Imam of the Qawami mosque
and to its endowments. Then became prominent in
‘ Democrat ’ circles and in summer of 1921 headed a
schism in the party, forming the “ Eastern ” democrats
and the “ Provincial Committee of Democrats for
Pars As such, supported Prince Nusrat-us-Sultaneh
against the malcontents and “ Western democrats ”
in the sedition of August 1922. Pro-Qawaini and in
terested in establishment of local industries, but hardly
an anglophobe. Unsuccessful candidate for Shiraz
in elections to Majlis October 1923.
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MIBZA MUHAMMAD SADIQ TABATABAI. Born about
1875. Younger son of late Aqa Sayyid Muhammad
Tabatabai (who was born about 1850) and grandson
of Aqa Sayyid Sadiq Mujtahid of Tehran.^ The father
studied religion for many years at Najaf, knew a
little French and took a prominent part in the reform
movement, reti *ing with Sayyid Abdullah Behbehani
to Qum in July 1906 and after grant of Nationalists
Assembly attended all meetings of Majlis. His motives
were reputed disinterested : he was arrested January
1923, 1908 and sent to Meshed whence he returned m
August 1909 becoming one of the popular leaders ^ of
the Majlis. Mirza Muhammad Sadiq was not trained
as a Mullah and has always dabbled in politics. He
was a member of 4th Majlis for a constituency near