The Chamber of Deputies of Iraq (''Majlis an-Nuwwab'') was the elected

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of the

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established by the Mandatory Iraq's 1925

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. There were initially 87 deputies, who were elected The Chamber of Deputies remained in existence until the 1958 revolution. The number of deputies was later increased to 141.

Presidents of the Constituent Assembly

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

References

Kingdom of Iraq 1920s establishments in Iraq

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Iraqi parliaments Organizations established in 1925 Organizations disestablished in 1958 1958 disestablishments in Iraq {{legislature-stub

Presidents of the Constituent Assembly

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

See also

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