Ebrahim Hakimi

Ebrahim Hakimi (Persian: ابراهیم حکیمی; 1869 – 19 October 1959) was an Iranian statesman who served as Prime Minister of Iran on three occasions.

Born in Tabriz in 1869,[2] Ḥakimi was part of "an old and prominent family of court physicians", who traced their status as far back as the 17th century, "starting with the eponym of the family, Moḥammad-Dāvud Khan Ḥakim" who served at the courts of the Safavid shahs Safi (r. 1629-1642) and Abbas II (r. 1642-1666).

Hakimi served as royal physician to Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar.

His second tenure as prime minister was short-lived (three months) as the Soviets, angry over his refusal to grant them an oil concession in Northern Iran, inspired Azerbaijani Communists to declare independence from Iran.

Hakimi submitted the issue to the UN Security Council and resigned from office in protest of Soviet actions in January 1946.