Qazi Muhammad (1893 - March 30, 1947) was a nationalist and religious Kurdish leader and the Head of the Republic of Kurdistan, (Republic of Mahabad) the second modern Kurdish state in the Middle East (after the Republic of Ararat). Qazi Muhammad acted as the President of the Soviet backed Republic of Mahabad, in Kurdistan of Iran, (Eastern Kurdistan) in 1946. He was also the founder of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran, the PDKI, … Wikipedia
GLOBE PHOTO/HO/ Sleman Tashan The Globe The Kurdistan Republic Festival brings Kurds from all four parts of Kurdistan together to honor Qazi Mohammed. www.kurdishglobe.net/displayArticle.jsp?id=205B7DC03617C2...
Following the Azerbaijani lead the Kurds declared the Republic of Mehabad a few days later, and in January 1946 formed a government under the Presidency of Qazi (judge) Muhammad, a respected member of a leading family of Mehabad. www.kurdistanica.com/english/politics/governing/republics...
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