Sassoon Eskell | |
|---|---|
| ساسون حسقيل | |
 Sassoon Eskell | |
| Deputy for the Iraqi Parliament | |
| In office 1925–1932 | |
| Monarch | Faisal I of Iraq |
| Constituency | Baghdad |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1 September 1921 – 1925 | |
| Monarch | Faisal I of Iraq |
| Prime Minister | Yasin al-Hashimi Jafar al-Askari Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sassoon Eskell 17 March 1860 Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq |
| Died | 31 August 1932 (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris |
| Citizenship | Iraqi |
| Profession | Statesman, Financier |
Sir Sassoon Eskell, KBE (17 March 1860 – 31 August 1932), also known as Sassoon Effendi was an Iraqi statesman, financier and politician. 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. Along with Gertrude Bell and T. E. Lawrence, he was instrumental in the creation and the establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq post-Ottoman rule, and he founded the nascent Iraqi government's laws and financial structure.[1][2][3][4][5]
Eskell is was as one of the most prominent Jews in Iraq. He was knighted by King George V in 1923. King Faisal I conferred on him the Civil Rafidain Medal Grade II, the Shahinshah awarded him the Shir-o-khorshi medal and the Ottoman Empire decorated him with the Al-Moutamayez Medal.[4][6][7]
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