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Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey

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Nationality
  
Ottoman Empire

Name
  
Muhammed Zeki

Died
  
1948, Kingdom of Iraq

Notable works
  
Kurds and Kurdistan

Role
  
Historian

Literary movement
  
Kurdish nationalism

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Occupation
  
Historian, Politician, writer

Subject
  
Politics, Social issues, History

Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey, (1880–1948) was a Kurdish historian and politician. Zeki's Books were in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish. His works primarily focused on Kurdish history, his most famous book was a History of the Kurds and Kurdistan. Zeki also produced a Biographical dictionary on famous Kurdish personalities.

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Biography

Zeki was born in Sulaymaniyah, son of Hagi Abdul Rahman.

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)
  • References

    Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey Wikipedia