Soleiman Eskandari

Soleiman Eskandari
Member of the Parliament
In office
11 February 1924  11 February 1926
Monarch Reza Shah
Ahmad Shah Qajar
Constituency Tehran
In office
22 June 1921  11 June 1923
Monarch Ahmad Shah Qajar
Constituency Tehran
In office
6 December 1914  13 November 1915
Monarch Ahmad Shah Qajar
Constituency Isfahan
In office
15 November 1909  25 December 1911
Monarch Ahmad Shah Qajar
Constituency Tehran
Minister of Education
In office
October 1923  February 1924
Prime Minister Reza Khan
Personal details
Born Soleiman Mirza Qajar
1875
Died 7 January 1944(1944-01-07) (aged 68–69)
Resting place Imamzadeh Abdullah, Rey
Nationality Iranian
Political party
Relatives Mohammad Mossadegh (cousin)

Soleiman Eskandari (Persian: سلیمان اسکندری) was an Iranian Qajar prince, and socialist politician. A civil servant and constitutionalist activist, he served as a member of parliament for four consecutive terms and briefly served as the education (maʿāref) minister. During his career, Eskandari was associated with Democrat, Socialist and Tudeh parties.

He makes an appearance in the video game Hearts Of Iron IV.

References

  • Chaqueri, Cosroe (19 January 2012) [15 December 1998]. "ESKANDARĪ, SOLAYMĀN (MOḤSEN) MĪRZĀ". In Yarshater, Ehsan. Encyclopædia Iranica. VIII, Fasc. 6. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 607–609.
    Assembly seats
    Preceded by
    Nasrollah Taghavi
    1st Vice Speaker of Parliament of Iran
    1915
    Succeeded by
    Hossein Adl
    Party political offices
    New title
    Party founded
    Chairman of the Tudeh Party of Iran
    1941–1944
    Succeeded by
    Mohammad Bahrami
    Succeeded by
    Noureddin Alamouti
    Succeeded by
    Iraj Eskandari
    as General-Secretaries
    New title Parliamentary leader of the Socialists
    1924–1926
    1921–1923
    Vacant
    Party dissolved
    Preceded by
    Hassan Taqizadeh
    Parliamentary leader of the Democrats
    1914–1915
    1909–1911
    Vacant
    Party dissolved
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