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Qazi Muhammad
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| President of the Republic of Mahabad | |
| In office 22 January 1946 – 15 December 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born | 1 May 1893 Mahabad, Kurdstan |
| Died | 30 March 1947 (aged 53) Mahabad, kurdstan |
| Citizenship | Kurdish |
| Political party | PDK |
| Children | Efat and Ali Qazi, Pavin Qazi |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Qazi Muhammad (1893-1947) was the Nationalist and Religious Kurdish leader and the Head of Republic of Mahabad (Republic of Kurdistan), the second modern Kurdish state in the Middle East (after Republic of Ararat). He acted as the president of the Russian backed Republic of Mahabad, in Kurdistan of Iran (Eastern Kurdistan) in 1946. He was also the founder of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran. A year later, the Kurdish national movement (Komeley Jiyanewey Kurd) that he helped organize was crushed by Iran's central government. The Iranian military court sentenced him to death, and he was hanged in Chuwarchira Square in the center of city of Mahabad at March 30 1947. Mustafa Barzani, the father of nationalist Kurdish movement in Iraqi Kurdistan (Southern Kurdistan), was the defence minister in his cabinet. One of his sons Ali Qazi is today an active member in the kurdish movement.
Literature
- Archie Roosevelt, Jr., "The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad" ,Middle East Journal, no. 1 (July 1947), pp. 247-69
See also
In Spanish: Qazi Muhammad para niños
