Abd al-Wahhab Asaf al-Dowleh (1826–1887; Persian: عبدالوهاب آصفالدوله),[1] previously known by the title Nasir al-Dowleh (نصیرالدوله), was a statesman and minister during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.
He began his career in the administration of Etezad os-Saltaneh, the Minister of Sciences, where his intelligence and strong memory gained attention, leading to his rapid advancement.
[4][3] In 1856, he was appointed as the Second Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
[4] A collection of documents from his tenure in Khorasan, titled Documents of Mirza Abd al-Wahhab Khan Asaf al-Dowleh (Selected Documents of Khorasan), was compiled by Abdolhossein Navaei and Niloufar Kasraei.
[4] After returning from his governorship in Khorasan, Asaf al-Dowleh began showing signs of mental illness, which gradually worsened, forcing him into seclusion.