Riza Baran

Riza Baran (born April 19, 1942 near Ankara ; † May 4, 2020 in Berlin ) was a German teacher and politician ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ) in Berlin.

Career

Riza Baran grew up as a Kurd in Turkey and came to Germany to study in 1963. He studied in Munich and Hanover before moving to Berlin in 1970. There he worked as a vocational school teacher. In 1971, Riza Baran was involved in founding the first advisory board for foreigners in the Federal Republic . He took German citizenship in 1991. In addition to his professional activity, he was involved in Kurdish and Turkish associations and was an active member of the GEW . In 1993 he was a co-founder of the YEKMAL association.

For his party, he was a member of the Kreuzberg district council from 1992 to 1995. In 1995 he was the first migrant in the Federal Republic to win a direct seat in the elections for the Berlin House of Representatives , of which he was a member until 1999. He then returned to work at the district level and served as chairman of the Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain district council from 2001 to 2006. Politically, he was particularly committed to the integration of migrants and senior citizens into urban society.

In 2019, Riza Baran was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Berlin by the State of Berlin for his contribution to the development of a democratic dialogue and a democratic culture in questions of migration and integration .

Baran died after a long illness on May 4, 2020 in Berlin.

Honors

Order of Merit of the State of Berlin (2019)

Web links

Thomas Frey: “You won't get rid of me”: Riza Baran came to Germany 50 years ago. In: Berlin Week . April 4, 2013, archived from the original on August 19, 2014 .; accessed on May 6, 2020
Berlin heroes: Bizim Kahramanimiz. In: BZ July 27, 2012(short biography of Riza Baran).; accessed on May 6, 2020
Waltraud Schwab: Obituary for Riza Baran: "I think about you very much". In: taz.de. The daily newspaper , May 7, 2020, accessed on August 6, 2020 .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Waltraud Schwab: Salesman in matters of integration. Riza Baran (Greens) is elected chairman of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg District Assembly today. The 59-year-old native Kurd was always at the forefront. In 1971 he founded the first foreigners advisory board. He was the first migrant to win a direct seat in the House of Representatives. In: taz.de. Die Tageszeitung , November 30, 2001, accessed on August 6, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b Riza Baran died in Berlin. In: ANF German. May 4, 2020, accessed May 4, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b Michael Müller awards the Berlin State Order. In: Berlin.de. September 27, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Baran, Riza
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician of Turkish origin (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), MdA
DATE OF BIRTH	April 19, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Ankara
DATE OF DEATH	4th May 2020
Place of death	Berlin

[WALTRAUD-SCHWAB-TAZ-HANDLUNGSREISENDER-1] A ^b Waltraud Schwab: Salesman in matters of integration. Riza Baran (Greens) is elected chairman of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg District Assembly today. The 59-year-old native Kurd was always at the forefront. In 1971 he founded the first foreigners advisory board. He was the first migrant to win a direct seat in the House of Representatives. In: taz.de. Die Tageszeitung , November 30, 2001, accessed on August 6, 2020 .

[:0-2] Riza Baran died in Berlin. In: ANF German. May 4, 2020, accessed May 4, 2020 .

[:1-3] Michael Müller awards the Berlin State Order. In: Berlin.de. September 27, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 .