About Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh
Lived 1879 – 1933 (aged 53–54). Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh was an Iranian politician, diplomat, deputy, finance minister and translator.
Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh was a notable Iranian statesman of the early twentieth century. Born in Tehran in 1880, he was one of the original Parliamentarians of the First Majles in 1906. He was also its fourth Speaker.
When the Parliament was bombarded by Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, he was the speaker of majlis and escaped to Paris. In London, he was interviewed about the crisis which was then printed in European newspapers.
Momtaz od-Doleh was also Minister of Culture, Minister of Finance, Minister of Education and Minister of Justice. He was the actual writer of the Persian Constitution of 1906, being fluent in French and able to copy extracts lifted from the Belgian constitution. Momtaz died of coronary heart disease at the age of 54 in 1933.
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Who was Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh?
Iranian politician (1879-1933)
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Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh was born in 1879 in Tabriz.
When did Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh die?
Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh died on 21 December 1933 in Tehran.
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Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh was a politician, diplomat, deputy, finance minister and translator.
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Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh was Iranian.
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