The Ghavam (Qavam) family (Persian: خاندان قوام شیرازی) was an Iranian family in the Qajar era (1785–1925). They were descendants of Haj Ebrahim Khan Kalantar.[1] British secret documents and Nasser Al Din Shah Qajar[2] believed that the family was Jewish. Due to the family's wealth and political power, it was often said in Shiraz that "Before Reza Shah, Qavams were Shah here."[3] The surname Ghavam is borrowed from honorific title Ghavam-al-saltaneh from Qajar court, which means pillar or continuation of Kingdom.
- ^ "موزه نارنجستان". Shirazu.ac.ir. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ Outcaste (RLE Iran D): Jewish Life in Southern Iran, Lawrence Loeb, p. 32, 2012.
- ^ Modern Iran Dialectics, By Michael E. Bonine Nikki R. Keddie, SUNY Press, 1981, page 293.
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