<P> Janab (جناب) is a rank title in Persian, which may be rendered as Excellency . </P> <P> At the court of Persia's Shahanshahs of the imperial Qajar dynasty, precedence for non-members of the dynasty was organised in eight protocollary classes, generally coupled to various offices and qualities; the highest of these, styled Nawab, was usually reserved for princes, while the six classes were awarded to various ministers, officers, commanders, Muslim clergy and so on . Ranking only below Nawab and Shakhs - i - Awwal (usually present and former Prime Ministers), Janab was the style borne by senior Ministers of State, high ranking clergy, Grand Ministers of State, Governors - General of major provinces, the Commander - in - Chief of the Army, etc.; it ranked above Amir or Khan,' Ali Jah Muqarrab,' Ali Jah,' Ali Sha'an and' Ali Qadir . </P> <P> The compound style Janab - i - Ashraf (Ashraf being a provincial aristocrat) was borne by prime ministers and can be translated as His Serene Highness . </P> <Ul> <Li> RoyalArk - Qajar Persia </Li> </Ul>

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