Soleiman Eskandari

Soleiman Eskandari
Member of the Parliament
In office 11 February 1924 – 11 February 1926
Monarchs	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	Tudeh Party (1941–44) Socialist Party (1921–27) Democrat Party (1909–19)
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 (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. VIII, Fasc. 6. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 607–609.