Life & contribution
Baghdad-born engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who supported Iraqi Jewish cultural and educational initiatives.
Detailed biography & historical context
Baghdad-born engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who supported Iraqi Jewish cultural and educational initiatives.
The documented record currently assembled for Naim Dangoor includes the following: Studied engineering at the University of London before returning to Iraq and later settling permanently in Britain. Founded The Scribe in 1971 and supported education, medicine and Iraqi Jewish heritage through the Exilarch’s Foundation and other philanthropy.
This biography illustrates the commercial and philanthropic networks that linked Baghdad to ports, cities and diaspora communities across Asia and Europe. Those networks carried not only capital but also communal institutions, schools, synagogues and charitable patronage.
Archive classification: Business & Philanthropy. Recorded life dates/status: 1914–2015.
This profile synthesizes the documentary sources listed below; where the record is limited or contested, the dossier avoids unsupported detail.
Additional documented context
- Studied engineering at the University of London before returning to Iraq and later settling permanently in Britain.
- Founded The Scribe in 1971 and supported education, medicine and Iraqi Jewish heritage through the Exilarch’s Foundation and other philanthropy.
Documentary references
Additional biographical details are tied to the source records below.
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0009
This biographical figure record is integrated into Discover Jewish Iraq from the Virtual Embassy’s Iraqi Jewish heritage collection.