Forsat-od-Dowleh Shirazi

Mirza Mohammad Nasir-al-Hosseini (b. 1854 – d. 23 October 1920; Persian: میرزا محمد نصیرالحسینی), better known by his pen name Forsat-od-Dowleh (فرصت‌الدوله), and more commonly Forsat-e Shirazi (فرصت شیرازی), was a poet, scholar, and artist in Qajar Persia.

Forsat-od-Dowleh Shirazi
Forsat-od-Dowleh Shirazi. After the frontispiece to his divan
BornMirza Mohammad Naser-Hosseini
November 1854
Shiraz, Fars Province, Qajar Persia
Died23 October 1920
Shiraz
Resting placenear the Tomb of Hafez
Occupationpoet, scholar, artist
LanguagePersian, Arabic
NationalityPersian
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