Abdol-Hossein Farman-Farma ( Persian : عبدالحسین فرمانفرما ‎; 1857 – 21 November 1939) was a prominent Iranian prince of the Qajar dynasty and one of the most influential politicians in the Qajar era . A member of the right-wing Moderate Socialists Party , Farman-Farma served as the 11th prime minister of Iran from 1915 till 1916. He previously served as Iran's minister of war from 1896 till 1897, during which he took over the government as a self-appointed premier.