Sassoon Eskell
Iraqi politician · Iraq · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1860 to 1932 · aged 72
Sir Sassoon Eskell, KBE, also known as Sassoon Effendi was an Iraqi statesman, politician and financier. He is regarded in Iraq as the Father of Parliament. Eskell was the first Minister of Finance in the Kingdom and a permanent Member of Parliament until his death.
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Along with Gertrude Bell and T. E. Lawrence, he was instrumental in creating and establishing the Kingdom of Iraq post-Ottoman rule, and he founded the nascent Iraqi government's laws and financial structure.
