Ahmed Barzani

Sheikh Ahmed Barzani
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Nationality	Kurdish

Ahmed Barzani (1896–1969) (Kurdish: ئه‌حمه‌د موحه‌ممه‌د بارزانی / Ehmed Mihemed Barzanî‎), also known as Khudan (Arabic: خودان‎‎), was the head of the Barzani tribe in Northern Iraq. Sheikh Ahmed is considered to be the architect of Barzan by bringing many different Kurdish tribes under his command and expanding Barzan region. Along with his younger brother Mustafa Barzani, he fought against the oppression of the Iraqi government in the 1920s and 1930s.

Barzani's teachings of love, patriotism, tolerance, respect, equality, sharing of wealth, acquiring knowledge, social reform and environmental protection were unprecedented during his time in Kurdistan. Barzan was at its heyday during his time.

The first of the major Barzani revolts took place in 1931 after Barzani, one of the most prominent Kurdish leaders in Northern Iraq, and succeeded in defeating a number of other Kurdish tribes.

He was later forced to flee to Turkey, where he was held in detention and then sent to exile in the south of Iraq. He headed Barzan’s largest revolution from 1931 to 1937 and gained the respect of many Iraqi Army generals who were fighting him, such as General Abdul-Jabar Barznji the commander of Iraqi Army in Barzan region.

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