PREMIER OF IRAQ
FOUND shot,
(Received 8.23 a.m.) BAGHDAD, November 14.
Sir Abdul Muhsin, Premier of Iraq, was found shot dead. It is believed to be a > case of suicide. PREMEDITATED ACT. EFFORTS MISJUDGED. REGARDED AS A TRAITOR. (Received 11.12 a.m.) BAGHDAD. November 14.
The Prime Minister, Abdul Muksin, shot himself in the presence of his family.
He had previously written to his son explaining his reasons. The letter attributes his suicide to his countrymen misjudging his efforts on behalf of Iraq and regarding him as a, traitor and a servant of the British.
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Northern Advocate, 15 November 1929, Page 5
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