Ismail Mumtaz was a notable Iranian statesman of the early twentieth century. Born in Tabriz

Tabriz

Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...

 in 1880 of Azeri-Iranian descent, he was one of the original Parliamentarians of the First Majlis

Majlis

' , is an Arabic term meaning "a place of sitting", used in the context of "council", to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups be it administrative, social or religious in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries...

 in 1906. He was also its fourth Speaker.

During this period of Iranian history, Ismail 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.

Ismail Mumtaz died in 1933 at the age of 53, due to coronary heart disease.

External links

• William Morgan Shuster, The Strangling of Persia William Morgan Shuster#The Strangling of Persia