Background
Edward Smouha was born at Chorlton-cum-Hardy, one of the seven children of Rosa Ades and Joseph Smouha. His father was an Iraqi Jew born in Baghdad who emigrated to Manchester, England, and became a successful cotton manufacturer.
Edward Smouha was born at Chorlton-cum-Hardy, one of the seven children of Rosa Ades and Joseph Smouha. His father was an Iraqi Jew born in Baghdad who emigrated to Manchester, England, and became a successful cotton manufacturer.
Magdalene College.
He later drained swampland outside Alexandria, Egypt to create a new suburb, Smouha City. He studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge from 1926 to 1929, and later served in the 1940s as Wing Commander in the Number. 216 Group of the Royal Air Force.
He was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1970s.
In numerous media sources, he has been attributed the name Ellis, causing confusion. With a time of 3 minutes 56.7 seconds, Espir is reckoned to be the fastest Jewish miler of all time.