Mirza Hossein-Qoli

Mirza Hossein-Qoli
Born	Tehran, Qajar Iran
Died	Tehran, Qajar Iran
Occupations	Musician tar player
Known for	Radif of Persian traditional music
Children	Ali-Akbar Shahnazi, Abdolhossein Shahnazi
Parent	Ali-Akbar Farāhāni

Mirza Hossein-Qoli (Persian: میرزا حسین‌قلی), also known as Agha Mirza Hosseingholi Farahani (1853 – 1916) was a musician and tar player. He and his older brother Mirza Abdollah started learning music from their father Ali-Akbar Farāhāni.

Mirza Hossein-Qoli (left) and his son Ali-Akbar Shahnazi (right)

Further reading

• Haghighat, A., Honarmandan e Irani az Aghaz ta Emrooz, Koomesh Publication, 2004, (in Persian)
• Khaleghi, R., Sargozasht e Musighi e Iran, Ferdowsi Publication, 1955, (in Persian)