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Sam Mirza Safavi
Depiction of Sam Mirza in a copied manuscript of The Divan of Hafez, made by Soltan Mohammad in c. 1527
Governor of Herat
1st tenure1521–1530
PredecessorEbrahim Soltan Khan Mowsellu
SuccessorBahram Mirza Safavi
GuardianDurmish Khan Shamlu
Hoseyn Khan Shamlu
2nd tenure1533–1536
PredecessorBahram Mirza Safavi
SuccessorKhalifeh Soltan Shamlu
GuardianAghzivar Khan Shamlu
Born1517
Iran
Died1566/67
Qahqaheh Castle, Iran
SpouseDaughter of Hoseyn Khan Shamlu
IssueRostam Mirza
Unnamed daughter
DynastySafavid
FatherIsmail I
MotherUnnamed Georgian woman
ReligionTwelver Shia Islam
Writing career
LanguagePersian
Notable worksTazkera-ye tohfa-ye Sami

Sam Mirza Safavi (Persian: سام میرزا صفوی), was a Safavid prince and poet in 16th-century Iran, who wrote the Tazkera-ye tohfa-ye Sami, a collection of biographies of contemporary Persian poets. He was the third son of Shah Ismail I (r. 1501–1524), the founder of the Safavid dynasty.