Background
He was born in Mahallat in Markazi in 1866 as the son of Seyyed Hossein "Fakhr ol-Zakerin", a wealthy clergyman, by a daughter of Hajji Molla Akbar Khorassani.
He was born in Mahallat in Markazi in 1866 as the son of Seyyed Hossein "Fakhr ol-Zakerin", a wealthy clergyman, by a daughter of Hajji Molla Akbar Khorassani.
Mohsen "Sadr ol-Ashraf" served as royal tutor to one of Nasereddin Shah"s sons, and served in many senior government positions in his career, such as President of the High Court of Justice in Tehran, Governor of Khorasan, Speaker of Majlis, Minister of The Judiciary (five times), Prime Minister in 1945 and Senator (twice). He died in Tehran of brain cancer on 19 October 1962.