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Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi
Portrait of Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi by the English painter Thomas Lawrence, dated 1810
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1823–1834
MonarchFath-Ali Shah Qajar
Preceded byNeshat Isfahani
Succeeded byMirza Ali Farahani
In office
1838–1845
MonarchMohammad Shah Qajar
Preceded byMirza Mas'ud Khan Ansari
Succeeded byMirza Mas'ud Khan Ansari
Personal details
Born1776
Shiraz, Zand Iran
Died1845
Qajar Iran
RelativesHajji Ebrahim Shirazi (grandfather)

Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi (Persian: میرزا ابوالحسن خان ایلچی) was an Iranian statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs twice, first from 1824 to 1834, and then again from 1838 until his death in 1845. He also served as the ambassador to Russia and the Britain, and was the main Iranian delegate at the signing of the Treaty of Golestan in 1813 with Russia.