Mirza Mohammad-Ali Khan Shirazi ( Persian : میرزا محمدعلی خان شیرازی ; c. 1780 – 9 February 1852) was an Iranian diplomat who served as the minister of foreign affairs from July 1851 to 9 February 1852. He also served as the ambassador to France in 1847, confirmed the Second Treaty of Erzurum with the Ottoman Empire in 1848, and from 29 December 1851 served as the head of the Dar ul-Funun , whose establishment marked the start of modern education in Iran.