Asadollah Alam , one of the most important political figures in pahlavi period

Once, when a would-be assassin was nabbed outside his door, Alam gave the man $40, then had him thrashed and sent into the street without his pants. Amir Asadollah Alam was the longest serving minister of the Pahlavi era. The title “Amir” (also transliterated “emir”) is Arabic for ruler or governor.