Manouchehr Eghbal

Manouchehr Eghbal (Persian: منوچهر اقبال; September 1909 – 25 November 1977) was an Iranian physician and royalist politician.

He then taught at Sorbonne for a while and became a member of the French Académie Nationale de Médecine.

[5] Eghbal was appointed minister of health in the cabinet led by Mohammad Sa'ed in 1944.

[7] In April 1957, Eghbal became prime minister, replacing Hossein Ala' in the post.

[7][8] Eghbal was also named as the chief of Plan Orgazination in February 1959 when Abol Hassan Ebtehaj resigned from office.

[9] His cabinet lasted until September 1960,[10] and he was replaced by Jafar Sharif-Emami as prime minister.

[12] He was also one of the close aides to the Shah and also, served as a board member of the royal organization of social welfare headed by Ashraf Pahlavi.

Eghbal's Cabinet - Ali-Akbar Zargham (far left), Teymur Bakhtiar (fourth from left), Manuchehr Eghbal (center), Jafar Sharif-Emami (left of Eghbal), Jamshid Amouzegar (right of Eghbal), Asadollah Alam (far right)