Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu

Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu
Vakil of the Safavid Empire
1508 Persian farman of Shah Ismail I in which Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu is mentioned by name
Predecessor	New title
Successor	Mir Najm Zargar Gilani
Born	1452 (1452)
Died	23 August, 1514 (aged 61–62)

Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu was a Qizilbash officer of Turkoman origin,^[1] who occupied high offices under the Safavid king Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) and was the first person to serve as the vakil (vicegerent) of the empire.