"إضافات وتصحيحات لمسرد الشخصيات الهامة في بلاد فارس (المجلد IV)" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٧] (٣١٢/٣٠٠)

SHAIKH MUHAMMAD HUSAIN SHIRAZI (known as
Hayat ’). Born about 1869. Son of Mirza Jawad, a
religious student. Began life as a religious student,
then a petty schoolmaster. In 1903 teacher of
Arabic in the ‘ Masudieh ’ school, the second
school founded in Shiraz. Founded a school
known as ‘ Shariat \ Harboured the Indian
agitators (who had fled from India) A jit Singh and
Amba Prashad (sufi) in his house 1910, and perhaps
imbibed some of his anglophobe sentiments from them.
In 1911 began to publish translations of their writings
in newspaper ‘ Hayat ’ suppressed by Nizam-us-
Sultaneh after eight issues : it was solely anti-British
in policy. Began again to publish it 1914. On account
of hostility of the paper S. P. B. expelled him to
Kazarun in 1917, but he subsequently gave under
taking not to publish any paper in future. On re
signation of Mirza Bahmat (q. v.) from Directorship of
Education in Ears 1920, appointed by Musaddiq-us-
Sultaneh Acting Director in which capacity connived
at and even took part in extreme anti-British cam
paign of Shiraz newspaper editors and ‘ western demo
crats ’ 1921-22 (supervision of Press is under Ministry
of Education). On complaints of Governor-General,
Nusrat-us-Sultaneh and British Legation he was re
placed by Haji Sultan-ul-Ulama July 1922. A P^°"
minent member of ‘ western ’ democrat party, and
still runs * Shariat ’ school. Has no capital. His
eldest son Mirza Jawad Mudirzahed (q. v.) editor cf
< A^sr-i-Azadi ’ is even more bitterly anti-British than
himself.
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SHAIKH MUHAMMAD TAQI, AM IN -U S - S H ART E H.
Born about 1868. Son of Mulla Muhammad Ismail
Muzahlul of the Z’ulqadar family one of whom m
Shah Abbas’ time was Governor of Fars Religions
student of law and practically unknown till 1919 except
as agent for various Khamseh tribal chiefs, m pai ■a-
cular th t Mazidi, with Qawam-ul-Mulk. By the latter