Mohammad Rahim Khan Ala ad-Dowleh

Mohammad Rahim Khan Ala ad-Dowleh (Persian: محمدرحیم خان علاءالدوله; died 1882) was a 19th-century Iranian official from the Qajar tribe, who occupied high-ranking posts under Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896).

[1] One of the most prominent editions of the Persian poem Masnavi by Rumi was financed by Ala ad-Dowleh.

It had a dictionary included, and was produced in 1882 under Mirza Taher Basir-al-molk Shaybani's supervision.

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