Ghiyath al-Din Pir Ahmad Khvafi

Ghiyath al-Din Pir Ahmad Khvafi was a Persian[1] statesman who was the vizier of the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh (r. 1405–1447) from 1417 to 1447.[2] He played a key role in reforming the Timurid bureaucratic administration.[3] After his vizierate ended, he worked under several Timurid princes, including Abdal-Latif Mirza, Ala al-Dawla Mirza, Sultan-Muhammad and Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza.[4] He died in 1453.[5]

He was survived by his son, Majd al-Din Muhammad Khvafi, who was also vizier.[6]

References
  1. Subtelny 2007, p. 5.
  2. Subtelny 2007, p. 79.
  3. Subtelny 2007, p. 113.
  4. Subtelny 2007, pp. 79–80.
  5. Subtelny 2007, p. 80.
  6. Subtelny 2007, p. 213.

Sources
  • Manz, Beatrice Forbes (2007). Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-46284-6.
  • Subtelny, Maria (2007). Timurids in Transition: Turko-Persian Politics and Acculturation in Medieval Iran. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-16031-6.
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