Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh

Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh (Persian: اسماعیل ممتازالدوله) 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 Majles in 1906. He was also its fourth Speaker.

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Esmail Momtaz od-Doleh
میرزا اسماعیل خان ممتازالدوله
Momtaz od-Doleh at age 25
Born1880
Tabriz
Died1933 (aged 53)
Tehran
Nationality Iran
Other namesEsmail Momtaz
Occupation
  • Parliamentarians of the First Majles
  • Minister of Culture
  • Minister of Finance
  • Minister of Education
  • Minister of Justice
Notable work
writer of the Persian Constitution of 1906
Political partyModerate Socialists Party[1]
RelativesSamad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh

When the Parliament bombarded by Mohammad Ali Shah he was the speaker of majlis and escaped to Paris. In London he interviewed about the crisis which 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 in 1933 at the age of 54 of coronary heart disease.

Momtaz od-Doleh, Minister of Iran

References
  1. Ali Mohammadi (1378). "حزب اجتماعیون اعتدالیون از پیدایش تا فروپاشی" (PDF). Yad (in Persian) (53–56): 433.
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