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| Places | Ottoman Empire Iraq | ||
| was | Businessperson | ||
| Work field | Business | ||
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| Religion: | Judaism | ||
| Birth | 1846, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq | ||
| Death | 13 March 1940Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq (aged 94 years) | ||
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Biography
Menahem Saleh Daniel (1846-1940) was an Iraqi Jewish landowner and philanthropist.
Career
Daniel was Deputy for Baghdad to the first Ottoman Parliament in Istanbul in 1876, and Senator in the Kingdom of Iraq (1925-1932). His son Ezra Saleh Daniel (1874-1952) succeeded him on the Senate.
Philanthropy
Daniel made substantial donations to both Jewish and Muslim charities, and built a Muslim orphanage in 1928, and a Jewish primary school in 1910.
Personal life
His nephew was Sir Sassoon Eskell.