Ismail Mumtaz

Ismail Mumtaz was a notable Iranian statesman of the early twentieth century. Born in Tabriz in 1880 of Iranian Azerbaijani descent, he was one of the original Parliamentarians of the First Majlis in 1906. He was also its fourth Speaker.

Mumtaz 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.

Mumtaz died in 1933 at the age of 53 of coronary heart disease.

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  Mumtaz at age 25

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  Mumtaz, Minister of Iran

References

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