Kingdom of Iraq (Mandate Administration) - British High Commissioners To The Kingdom of Iraq

British High Commissioners To The Kingdom of Iraq

  • 1920 - 1923 Sir Percy Zachariah Cox
  • 1923 - 1928 Sir Henry Robert Conway Dobbs
  • 1928 - 1929 Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton
  • 1929 - 1932 Sir Francis Henry Humphrys

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