Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh

Esmail Momtaz od-Dowleh (Persian: اسماعیل ممتازالدوله) was a notable Iranian statesman of the early twentieth century. Born in Tehran in 1880, he was one of the original Parliamentarians of the First Majles in 1906. He was also its fourth Speaker.

Mirza Esmail Momtaz od-Doleh
میرزا اسماعیل خان ممتازالدوله
Momtaz od-Doleh at age 25
Born	1880 Tehran, Sublime State of Iran
Died	1933 (aged 53) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Other names	Esmail Momtaz
Occupations	Parliamentarians of the First Majles Minister of Culture Minister of Finance Minister of Education Minister of Justice
Notable work	writer of the Persian Constitution of 1906
Political party	Moderate Socialists Party[1]
Relatives	Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh

When the Parliament was bombarded by Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, he was the speaker of majlis and escaped to Paris. In London, he was interviewed about the crisis which was then printed in European newspapers.

Momtaz od-Doleh 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. Momtaz died of coronary heart disease at the age of 54 in 1933.

Momtaz od-Doleh, 1930