Qavam family

[1] British secret documents and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar[2] believed that the family was Jewish.

"[3] The surname Ghavam is borrowed from the honorific title Ghavam-al-saltaneh, granted by the Qajar court, and meaning pillar or continuation of the Kingdom.

The first member of the family to reach political influence was Hajj Ebrahim Kalantar Shirazi.

His fourth son, Ali Akbar Khan, was young and ill and was spared from Shah's revenge.

Another son, Nasir ol-Molk, remained in Fars and served as governor of Bushehr, Lar and Bandar Abbas.

[7] General Hussein Fardoust wrote that British staff often spent weekends in Ghavam's house and they were treated like family members.

The decision to depose Reza Shah in favor of his son was made with the influence and the approval of the Ghavam.

However this marriage was forced upon Ashraf by Reza Shah in order to gain British favor.