Mirza Mohammad Mahdi Karaki (Persian: میرزا محمد مهدی کرکی) was an Iranian cleric and statesman, who served as the grand Vizier of the Safavid king (shah) Abbas II (r. 1642-1666), and the latter's son and successor Suleiman I (r. 1666–1694). He was the son of Mirza Habibollah Karaki, who served as the sadr-i mamalik (minister of religion) from 1632/3 till his death 1650.

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Preceded byMirza Habibollah Karaki Sadr-i mamalik 1650 – 1661 Succeeded byMirza Qavam al-Din Mohammad Government offices Preceded byMohammad Beg Grand Vizier of the Safavid Empire 1661 – 1669 Succeeded byShaykh Ali Khan Zanganeh

Grand Viziers of the Safavid Empire (1501–1736)

Amir Zakariya (1501–1507)
Mahmud Jan Daylami (1502–1507)
Mirza Shah Hossein (1514–1523)
Jalal al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi (1523–1524)
Jafar Savaji (1524–1531)
Nur Kamal (1531-1533/4)
Qadi Jahan Qazvini (1533/4–1550/1)
Mir Enayat Allah Khuzani (1533–1535)
Mir Sharif Shiraz (1562–1566)
Ma'sum Beg Safavi (?-1568)
Jamal al-Din Ali Tabrizi (1568–?)
Sayyed Hasan Farahani (?–1576)
Mirza Shokrollah Isfahani (1576–1577)
Mirza Salman Jaberi (1577–1583)
Mirza Hedayatollah (1583–1586)
Mırza Mohammad Monshi (1586-1589/90)
Mirza Lotf Allah Shirazi (1589/90-1591)
Hatem Beg Ordubadi (1591-1610/1)
Mirza Taleb Khan Ordubadi (1610/1-1621)
Salman Khan Ustajlu (1621–1623/4)
Khalifeh Soltan (1623/4–1632)
Mirza Taleb Khan Ordubadi (1632–1633)
Saru Taqi (1633–1645)
Khalifeh Soltan (1645–1654)
Mohammad Beg (1654–1661)
Mirza Mohammad Karaki (1661–1669)
Shaykh Ali Khan Zanganeh (1669–1689)
Mohammad Taher Qazvini (1691–1699)
Mohammad Mo'men Khan Shamlu (1699–1707)
Shahqoli Khan Zanganeh (1707-1716)
Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani (1716–1720)
Mohammad Qoli Khan Shamlu (1721–1722)
Fath-Ali Khan Qajar (1722–1729)
Mohammad Ali Khan Qulir Aqassi (1726-1729)
Nader Qoli Beg (1729–1736)