Mirza Mohammad Karaki
Shia cleric and grand Vizier of Safavid Shah Abbas II
Mirza Mohammad Mahdi Karaki (Persian: میرزا محمد مهدی کرکی) was an Iranian cleric and statesman, who served as the grand Vizier of the Safavid king (shah) Abbas II (r. 1642-1666), and the latter's son and successor Suleiman I (r. 1666–1694). He was the son of Mirza Habibollah Karaki, who served as the sadr-i mamalik (minister of religion) from 1632/3 till his death 1650.
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Preceded by Mirza Habibollah Karaki | Sadr-i mamalik 1650 – 1661 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by Mohammad Beg | Grand Vizier of the Safavid Empire 1661 – 1669 | Succeeded by |
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Grand Viziers of the Safavid Empire (1501–1736)
- Amir Zakariya (1501–1507)
- Mahmud Jan Daylami (1502–1507)
- Mirza Shah Hossein (1514–1523)
- Jalal al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi (1523–1524)
- Jafar Savaji (1524–1531)
- Nur Kamal (1531-1533/4)
- Qadi Jahan Qazvini (1533/4–1550/1)
- Mir Enayat Allah Khuzani (1533–1535)
- Mir Sharif Shiraz (1562–1566)
- Ma'sum Beg Safavi (?-1568)
- Jamal al-Din Ali Tabrizi (1568–?)
- Sayyed Hasan Farahani (?–1576)
- Mirza Shokrollah Isfahani (1576–1577)
- Mirza Salman Jaberi (1577–1583)
- Mirza Hedayatollah (1583–1586)
- Mırza Mohammad Monshi (1586-1589/90)
- Mirza Lotf Allah Shirazi (1589/90-1591)
- Hatem Beg Ordubadi (1591-1610/1)
- Mirza Taleb Khan Ordubadi (1610/1-1621)
- Salman Khan Ustajlu (1621–1623/4)
- Khalifeh Soltan (1623/4–1632)
- Mirza Taleb Khan Ordubadi (1632–1633)
- Saru Taqi (1633–1645)
- Khalifeh Soltan (1645–1654)
- Mohammad Beg (1654–1661)
- Mirza Mohammad Karaki (1661–1669)
- Shaykh Ali Khan Zanganeh (1669–1689)
- Mohammad Taher Qazvini (1691–1699)
- Mohammad Mo'men Khan Shamlu (1699–1707)
- Shahqoli Khan Zanganeh (1707-1716)
- Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani (1716–1720)
- Mohammad Qoli Khan Shamlu (1721–1722)
- Fath-Ali Khan Qajar (1722–1729)
- Mohammad Ali Khan Qulir Aqassi (1726-1729)
- Nader Qoli Beg (1729–1736)