Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi

Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi (Persian: میرزا ابراهیم‌خان عکاس‌باشی; August 1874 – 1915) was an Iranian photographer and cinematographer. He became the first cinematographer of the country on 15 August 1900, when he recorded Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1896–1907) strolling on the beach of the town of Ostend in Belgium.^[1][2]

Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi
Portrait of Mirza Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi
Born	August 1874
Died	1915 Gilan province, Qajar Iran
Known for	First Iranian cinematographer
Father	Mirza Ahmad Sani-al-saltana

Akkas Bashi was born in August 1874. He was the son of Mirza Ahmad Sani-al-saltana, a Baháʼí convert and chief photographer of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896). Akkas Bashi died in 1915 in the Gilan province.^[1]