 His mother, Princess Malektadj Firuz, was a princess of the (then reigning) Qajar dynasty and his father, Fazlollah Vakil-el-Molk, was a Private Aide to the Crown Prince, Mozaffar-ed-din Mirza.At birth, he was given the Qajar title of "Saghat-ed-Dowleh".At the death of his father, the family moved to Tehran in 1902.