again voted Prime Minister on 26 January 1946 with a slim margin in the Majlis of 52–51. The Majlis thought he would have the best chance of resolving the Soviet-inspired rebellion of the occupied Azerbaijan province since Qavam was the largest property owner in the region. Qavam did not disappoint. He ordered the Iranian delegation to the UN to negotiate issues pending before the Security Council directly with the Soviet delegation. He then flew to Moscow to discuss the issues personally with Stalin. When the Soviets violated the terms of the Tripartite Pact which called for all foreign military forces to be withdrawn from Iranian territory by 2 March 1946, it drew a strong rebuke from Parliamentary Whip, Mohammed Mossadegh. Qavam arranged a deal with the Soviets, granting an oil concession in the North contingent on the approval of the Majlis after the elections. Under the terms of the agreement with Qavam, Soviet troops began withdrawing from Iran. When the new Majlis was seated, they immediately voted against the proposed Soviet oil concession. This earned Qavam the congenial title, "The Old Fox". It also caused significant opposition against him led by Atesh and its editor Mehdi Mir Ashrafi and Mard-i Imruz and its editor Mohammad Masud who publicly argued that Qavam should be killed due to the oil deal with the Soviets. Death Qavam died at the age of 82 in 1955 in Tehran. He was survived by his second wife and his only son, Hossein. See also Pahlavi Dynasty List of prime ministers of Iran Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Shah Abdolhossein Teymourtash Ali Akbar Davar Mirza Javad Khan Ameri References Other sources T'Alí Rizā Awsatí. (2003). Iran in the Past Three Centuries (Irān dar Se Qarn-e Goz̲ashteh), Volumes 1 and 2 (Paktāb Publishing, Tehran, Iran, 2003). (Vol. 1), (Vol. 2). Hamid Shokat. (2006). Dar Tir Rase Hadese, The political life of Qavam osSaltaneh. Tehran, . Published by akhtaranbook (www.akhtaranbook.com) External links 1873 births 1955 deaths People from Gilan Province Prime Ministers of Iran Politics of Qajar Iran Democrat Party of Iran politicians Reformers' Party politicians Mostowfian Ashtiani family 20th-century Iranian politicians People of Qajar Iran Politicians from Tehran People of Pahlavi Iran