Haji Baba Sheikh
Hajji Baba Sheikh (in Kurdish Hecî Baba Şêx ; * 1882 in Bukan , † 1959 ) was Prime Minister of the short-lived Republic of Kurdistan .
After the end of the republic by the Iranian army, which conquered the republic on December 16, 1946 , he was the only one not to be seen together with President Qazi Mohammed and other members of the government on March 30, 1947 on Tschuar-chira-Platz (Four -Lamp place) hanged . This was because he was immune because of his religious rank. The Kurdish journalist and poet Hêmin Mukriyanî was his secretary during the time of the republic.
literature
- Archie Roosevelt, Jr .: The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad , Middle East Journal , No. 1 (July 1947), pp. 247-69
Web links
- Mahabad Kürdistan Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı - Hacı Baba Şeyh ( Memento from December 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haji Baba Sheikh |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Şêx, Hacî Baba |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prime Minister of the Republic of Mahabad |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bukan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1959 |