Najm-e Sani
Najm-e Sani | |
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| نجم ثانی | |
 The capture of Qarshi Castle by Najm-e Sani (detail), from a manuscript of the Tarikh-e jahanara-ye Shah Ismail ("History of the world-adorning Shah Ismail"). Created in Isfahan in 1683 | |
| Grand Vizier of the Safavid Empire | |
| In office 1507–1510 | |
| Monarch | Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) |
| Preceded by | Amir Zakariya Mahmud Jan Daylami |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Monshi Qomi |
| Vakil of the Safavid Iran | |
| In office 1509/10–1512 | |
| Monarch | Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) |
| Preceded by | Mir Najm Zargar Gilani |
| Succeeded by | Abd al-Baqi Yazdi |
| Amir ol-omara (commander-in-chief) | |
| In office 1509–1510 | |
| Monarch | Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) |
| Preceded by | Mir Najm Zargar Gilani |
| Succeeded by | Abdol-Baqi Nematollahi |
| Mostowfi ol-mamalek (comptroller general) | |
| In office ?–1509 | |
| Monarch | Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) |
| Preceded by | Moulana Shams al-Din Esfahani |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Soltan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15th century |
| Died | 12 November 1512 Ghazdewan (present-day Uzbekistan) |
| Children | Mirza Jan Beg Khuzani |
| Khuzani | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Safavid Iran |
| Rank | Commander-in-chief |
| Battles/wars | |
Amir Yar-Ahmad Khuzani Isfahani (Persian: امیر یاراحمد خوزانی اصفهانی; died 1512), better known by his honorific title of Najm-e Sani ("The Second Star") was a Persian nobleman from the Khuzani family, who was the third person to serve as the vakil (vicegerent) of Safavid Iran. He also served as the grand vizier from 1507 to 1510.