Abdolhossein Teymourtash ( Persian : عبدالحسین تیمورتاش ; 1881 or 82 – 3 October 1933 ) was an influential Iranian statesman who served as the first minister of court of the Pahlavi dynasty from 1925 to 1932, and is credited with playing a crucial role in laying the foundations of modern Iran in the 20th century.