As best I can make make out he was appointed in 1951[1], as per the British system, by the parliament elected in 1950[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moh

As best I can make make out he was appointed in 1951[1], as per the British system, by the parliament elected in 1950[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh#Appointment_as_Prime_Minister https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh#Appointment... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_legislative_election,_1950 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_legislative_election,_...