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Abdul Muhsin al-Sa'dun

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On 13 November 1929, during his fourth term in office, al-Sa'doun died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His actions were considered to be a consequence of the criticism he had received from the Iraqi population and, subsequently, the British and international community for his "disloyalty". He left
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from the Ottomans following World War I, it pursued a policy whereby it lavished political and economic favours on tribal leaders in order to encourage them to exert their influence in ways conducive to British economic designs in the country. Al-Sa'doun was one of many to consistently obtain seats
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finally split the chiefs in two between "Ottomanizers" and their opponents by offering some chiefs permanent ownership of once communal tribal lands, when, previously, they could only exact tribute from farmers. The tribal chiefs then grew very wealthy by converting the rest of the tribe into
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Al-Sa'dun was a shrewd politician with many tribal and British connections, as demonstrated by his control over the Parliamentary alliance known as the Progressives. This made him one of
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fostered rivalries between the dominant Sa'dun chiefs by offering enticing land deals to the highest bidders among them, pursuant to a policy of tribal weakening and division. In 1871
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in 1924. Then, in 1926, he assured the application of the unequal twenty-five-year "Financial and Military Agreement" between Iraq and Britain in spite of its unpopularity.
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in Parliament in exchange for this service. Notably, however, while many tribal leaders at the time were provincial in outlook, al-Sa'doun was distinguished by being a
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Abd al-Muhsin al-Sa'doun hailed from a family descended from the Sa'douns, the most powerful tribe within the
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behind a letter to his son stating, "I have suffered with forbearance all possible insults and contempt".
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10% of its revenues from the Mosul oil fields in return for Turkish recognition of
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In his memory, the street where he was killed became known officially as "
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During his third term as prime minister, al-Sa'doun also negotiated the
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The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq
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Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Sir
KCMG

Prime Minister of Iraq
Faisal I
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
Naji al-Suwaydi
Faisal I
Ja'far al-Askari
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
Faisal I
Yasin al-Hashimi
Ja'far al-Askari
Faisal I
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
Jafar al-Askari
Nasiriyah
Basra Vilayet
Ottoman Empire
Baghdad
Kingdom of Iraq
Alma mater
Ottoman Military Academy
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Army
Binbashi
Second Lieutenant
Sir
KCMG

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