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 The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration, or Mandatory Iraq ( ar, الانتداب البريطاني على العراق '), was created in 1921, following the 1920 Iraqi Revolt against the proposed British Mandate of Mesopotamia, a ...

'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

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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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