Mohammad Mo'men was a member of the
Shamlu tribe. Before his appointment as
grand vizier, he had served as the
eshik-aqasi-bashi (royal chamberlain). In May 1699, he was appointed grand vizier by
Soltan Hoseyn (). He thus succeeded
Mohammad Taher Vahid Qazvini, who had been dismissed due to his advanced age, despite Mohammad Mo'men Khan also being the same. During this period, the
mostawfi-ye khasseh (manager of the finances of the crown) Mirza Rabia Jaberi emerged as a powerful opponent to Mohammad Mo'men Khan. In contemporary Dutch records, Mohammad Mo'men Khan was described as "not malevolent but greatly fond of gifts," and Mirza Rabia as "extraordinarily smart, full of self-confidence and eager to expose the flaws of other officials to the monarch". Mirza Rabia constantly challenged Muhammad Mo'men Khan. He benefited from unrestricted access to Soltan Hoseyn, who seemingly felt some animosity toward Mohammad Mo'men Khan. This standing allowed Mirza Rabia to summon "all the cans, viziers,
beglerbegs to come themselves and make up their accompt with him." In 1707, Mohammad Mo'men Khan Shamlu was replaced with
Shahqoli Khan Zanganeh, a son of the former grand vizier
Shaykh Ali Khan Zanganeh. Mohammad Mo'men Khan was the brother of Mohammad Zaman Khan Shamlu, who served as
qurchi-bashi (head of the
qurchi and
sepahsalar (commander-in-chief). Mohammad Mo'men Khan's son
Mohammad Qoli Khan Shamlu also served as grand vizier. == References ==