page_title: Mohammad Ali Foroughi
section_title: Books
hierarchical_section_title: Mohammad Ali Foroughi / Books
caption_attribution_description: Mohammad Ali Foroughi with Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
context_page_description: Mohammad Ali Foroughi also known as Zoka-ol-Molk was a writer, diplomat and politician who was Prime Minister of Iran for three times.
  The first book was written by him was Western philosophy. Foroughi also edited Saadi's book Koliyat and founded the Academy of Iran. He also attended the Ferdowsi Millennium Congress. In addition, Foroughi has authored numerous works on history.
context_section_description: Foroughi wrote numerous books, including
  The History of Iran,
  The History of the Ancient Peoples of The East,
  A Short History of Ancient Rome,
  Constitutional Etiquette,
  A Concise Course in Physics,
  Far-fetched Thoughts,
  The Wisdom of Socrates,
  The History of Philosophy in Europe,
  My Message to the Academy of Language (Farhangestan),
  The Rules of Oratory or The Technique of Speech Making,
  a book on the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings).
  In addition to this, he prepared scholarly editions of the works of Saadi, Hafez, Rumi, Omar Khayyam and Ferdowsi. The best-known of Foroughi's critical editions is Saadi's Kolliyat.
  His son Mohsen Foroughi was a renowned architect who completed his studies in France and designed Niavarān Palace Complex, which is situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace of the time of Nasir al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty is also inside this complex. The main Niavaran Palace, completed in 1968, was the primary residence of the last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Imperial family until the Iranian Revolution. Franz Malekebrahimian worked directly under Mohsen Foruoghi in implementation and maintenance of the Palace.
caption: Foroughi at the court of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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