Neshat Esfahani

Mirza Abd ol-Vahhab Mo'tamed ol-Dowleh, better known by his pen name Neshat (1759 – 8 June 1829), was an Iranian official and poet. He wielded great political influence during the reign of Qajar shah ("king") Fath-Ali Shah (r. 1797–1834), under whom he served as head of the royal chancellary (monshi ol-mamalek) and received the title Mo'tamed-ol-Dowleh. During his time at the Qajar court, Neshat had risen to become a major figure of the bazgasht-e adabi ("literary return") movement, and an avid supporter of Fath-Ali Shah's promotion of such poets. In 1821, he became the first foreign minister of Iran, and during the last years of his life he functioned as the de facto prime minister of Iran, although the titular incumbent was Abdollah Khan Amin ol-Dowleh. Neshat is also regarded as one of the foremost poets and stylists of Persian of the early Qajar era.