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Iran · Economy & Business · Hard
Which British businessman obtained the 1901 concession from the Qajar shah that led to Iran's first oil discovery?
Answer: William Knox D'Arcy — D'Arcy's sixty-year concession covered most of Persia and financed the drilling at Masjed Soleyman.
- A William Knox D'Arcy ✓
- B Cecil Rhodes
- C Calouste Gulbenkian
- D Henri Deterding
D'Arcy's sixty-year concession covered most of Persia and financed the drilling at Masjed Soleyman.