Ali Gholi Khan Bakhtiari (1236 – November 1, 1296) known as Sardar As’ad Bakhtiari or Sardar As’ad II, was a political figure of the Qajar era and a leader of the Bakhtiari tribe, whose politicalSardar Asad was born in the year 1236 in the Solar Hijri calendar (1857 in the Gregorian calendar) in Chaharmahal. His birthplace and the place of his family was the Chahakhor region in the current Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. life coincided with the rise of four kings in Iran. He held the position of Minister of War at one point in the history of Iran and was also in charge of the Ministry of Interior for a period. Among other significant events during Ali-Qoli-Khan’s political life was the discovery of oil in the southern and southwestern regions of the Iranian plateau by the D’Arcy Consortium, in Khuzestan province, and well number one in Masjed Soleiman.