Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun

ʻAbd al-Muḥsin Saʻdūn or Abd al-Muhsin Al-Saadoon, Honorary KCMG (Arabic: عبد المحسن السعدون‎‎) (1879 – November 13, 1929) was an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq on four separate occasions between 1922 and 1929.

As-Sa'dun served as a military officer during Ottoman control of the country and as an aide-de-camp to Sultan Abd-ul-Hamid II before returning to Iraq and embarking on a career in politics. After World War I, he was an outspoken opponent of the British mandate in the country.

During his third term in office, Al-Saadoon negotiated two important treaties: the Second Anglo-Iraqi Treaty (1926), ensuring that the Kurd-dominated Mosul province would remain part of Iraq (with assurances for the rights of the local Kurdish population); and the Turkey-Iraqi Treaty in which Iraq promised to pay Turkey 10 percent of its revenues from the Mosul oil fields in return for Turkish recognition of Iraqi control of the area.

Death

During his fourth term in office, Al-Saadoon died. He died of a self-inflicted wound from a gunshot on November 13, 1929. He left behind a suicide note to his son stating "I have suffered with forbearance all possible insults and contempt."

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Political offices
Preceded by Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani	Prime Minister of Iraq November 18, 1922—November 21, 1923	Succeeded by Jafar al-Askari
Preceded by Yasin al-Hashimi	Prime Minister of Iraq June 19, 1925—November 1, 1926	Succeeded by Jafar al-Askari
Preceded by Jafar al-Askari	Prime Minister of Iraq January 14, 1928—January 20, 1929	Succeeded by Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
Preceded by Tawfiq al-Suwaidi	Prime Minister of Iraq September 19, 1929—November 13, 1929	Succeeded by Naji al-Suwaidi