Sassoon, Albert Abdullah David, 1818-1896

Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet was born in Baghdad into the Sassoon family of Baghdadi Jews. His father was David Sassoon (1792–1864). After his father's death, he served as head of his family's merchant company David Sassoon & Sons. He established the Sassoon Spinning and Weaving Company, which opened several cotton mills in Mumbai. In 1875 the company built the Sassoon Docks, the first wet docks in Bombay. The company was also instrumental in the founding of the Imperial Bank of Persia in 1889.

After a visit to England in 1873, Albert Sassoon settled there permanently in 1875 to direct'David Sassoon & Sons from London. Albert Sassoon died in Brighton in 1896.

He was a major benefactor to the city of Bombay. He financed many scholarships and became a close adviser to the government on educational and building projects. After Sassoon had settled in England, a baronetcy was created for him in 1890.