Afzal Khan Shirazi

Afzal Khan Shirazi
Portrait of Afzal Khan, Royal Collection.
Grand Vizier
In office
1628–1639
MonarchShah Jahan
Preceded byAzam Khan
Succeeded byIslam Khan Mashadi
Personal details
Born
Mullah Shukrullah Shirazi

1570
Shiraz, Safavid Iran
Died1639
Lahore, Mughal Empire
Resting placeChini Ka Rauza, Agra

Mullah Shukrullah Shirazi (1570–1639), known by the royal title Afzal Khan, was a Mughal courtier during the reigns of Jahangir and Shah Jahan. He achieved fame as a scholar and rose to become Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire, during the period 1628–1639.