He was head of the Qajar dynasty from the death of his nephew Hamid Mirza on 5 May 1988 until his own death on 2 July 1988.
Offspring
He married Effat Ashtiani. They had a daughter and a son:
Tourandokht (b. 1 February 1940, Deauville) married to Keykhosro Kamrani (d. 8 January 2007, Paris) a descendant of Prince Kamran Mirza son of Naser al-Din Shah. She has two children: Djahangir Kamrani (b. 8 January 1970, Paris) and Navid (15 June 1981, Paris).
Prince Mohammad Ali Mirza (b. 23 May 1942, Paris). He is a banker. He was first married to Robin Kadjar-Wambold, daughter of Giti Afrouz daughter of Mohammad Hassan Mirza. They divorced without offspring. From his second marriage to Charlotte Fournois, He has one daughter: Roxanne (b. 30 May 1993, Paris)