Foroughi also served multiple terms as prime minister during a critical period in Iran’s modern history. In 1925 he helped manage the political transition that ended the rule of
Ahmad Shah Qajar and led to the establishment of the
Pahlavi dynasty under
Reza Shah. Later, during the
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941, he again became prime minister and played an important role in stabilizing the government and arranging the transfer of power to
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi after Reza Shah’s abdication. Mohammad Ali Foroughi died in 1942 and is remembered as one of the most influential intellectuals and political figures in modern Iranian history.
