Ahmed Barzani

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Sheikh Ahmed Barzani (Kurdish: ئه‌حمه‌د موحه‌ممه‌د بارزانی ), also known as Khudan (خودان), was the head of Barzani Tribe in Iraqi Kurdistan. He is considered to be the architect of Barzan for bringing many different Kurdish tribes under his command and expanding Barzan region. He was Mustafa Barzani’s older brother. He fought the oppression of Iraqi government in the 1920s and 1930s. During his lifetime, he was forced to flee to Turkey, where he was held in detention and then sent to exile in 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. Later, the two became close friends.

He died in the late 1960s. He had five sons and six daughters and his grandson is named after him.