Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey
Muhammad Amin Zaki Bey, (1880 Sulaymaniyah –1948 Sulaymaniyah), was a Kurdish writer, historian and politician. He was born in Sulaimaniya, son of Hagi Abdul Rahman. After studying in Sulaimaniya Military School and Baghdad Military High School, on 10 February 1902, he graduated from the Ottoman Military Academy (P. 1317–23) as the 23rd of the class and joined the Ottoman Army as Infantry Second Lieutenant (Mülâzım-ı Sani).
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- Name
- Muhammad Amin Zaki
- Born
- 1880
- Birthplace
- Sulaymaniyah, Ottoman Empire
- Died
- 1948
- Place of death
- Sulaymaniyah, Kingdom of Iraq
- Occupation
- Historian, Politician, writer
- Movement
- Kurdish Nationalism
- Nationality
- Iraq
- Education
- Ottoman Military Academy
- Languages
- Kurdish
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Muhammad Amin Zaki Bey, (1880 Sulaymaniyah –1948 Sulaymaniyah), was a Kurdish writer, historian and politician. He was born in Sulaimaniya, son of Hagi Abdul Rahman. After studying in Sulaimaniya Military School and Baghdad Military High School, on 10 February 1902, he graduated from the Ottoman Military Academy (P. 1317–23) as the 23rd of the class and joined the Ottoman Army as Infantry Second Lieutenant (Mülâzım-ı Sani).
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Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey (1880–1948) was a historian, politician and writer, a national of Iraq. The historian was born and died in Sulaymaniyah.
Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey was educated at Ottoman Military Academy. The historian held the positions of Minister of Defense and Minister of Economy, among others. Languages used include Kurdish.
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He graduated from the Ottoman Military College (Staff College) at Istanbul as distinguished officer (Mümtaz subayı) on 11 January 1905. He left his last duty at the Military history department on 23 July 1923 for Baghdad, and started to give lecture at the Iraqi Military Academy. He also served in the Iraqi administration under the British mandate in the 1920s and was appointed as Defence Minister in 1928. His two-volume book on history of the Kurdish people and states is one of the acclaimed works on this subject and has been translated into several languages including Arabic and English. He was the president of the Chamber of Deputies from December 1944 to June 1946. He died in Sulaimaniyah in July 1948.
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• Name — Muhammad Amin Zaki • Born — 1880 • Birthplace — Sulaymaniyah, Ottoman Empire • Died — 1948 • Place of death — Sulaymaniyah, Kingdom of Iraq • Occupation — Historian, Politician, writer • Subject — Politics, Social issues, History • Movement — Kurdish Nationalism • Notable Works — Kurds and Kurdistan
Political life
Political life
Zeki was MP of Sulaymaniyah on a number of occasions. He also served as a minister in different portfolios: • Transport minister (1925-1927) • Education minister (1927-1928) • Defence minister (1929) • Economics and finance minister (1931)
Books
His books were in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish. His works primarily focused on Kurdish history, and include: • A Short History of the Kurds and Kurdistan, in two volumes, Dar al-Islami Publishers, Baghdad, 1931. (in Kurdish: Tarîxî Kurd û Kurdistan, Kurmancî: Dîroka Kurd û Kurdistanê) Vol.I: From the Antiquity to the Present., Vol.II: History of the Kurdish States and Principalities. • Meşahirî Kurd • Tarîxî Silêmani
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- 1.G. F. Clayton, R. O. Collins, An Arabian Diary, 379 pp., University of California Press, 1969, p.340
- 2.P. G. Kreyenbroek, S. Sperl, The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview, 250 pp., Routledge Publishers, 1992, , p.197
- 3.N. Méouchy, P. Sluglett, The British and French Mandates in Comparative Perspectives, 743 pp., BRILL Publishers, 2004, , p.589
- 4.P. Sluglett, Britain in Iraq: Contriving King and Country , 318 pp., I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2007, , p.117
- 5.L. Meho,' The International Journal of Kurdish Studies: a cumulative index, 1986-2002http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-132762855.html.
- 6.'File 11/44 Leading Personalities in Iraq, Iran & Saudi Arabia' [30r] (59/96). Qatar Digital Library. September 10, 2018.
- 7.Mihemed Emîn Zekî Beg, Dîroka Kurd û Kurdistanê, Avesta, İstanbul, 2002, , p. 4.
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- Al-Zerekly Al-A'LAM Biographical Dictionary, Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin
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