Sheikh Said of Palu or Piran (Zazaki: Şêx Saido Piranıj, Kurdish: Şêx Seîdê Pîran) (1865, Hınıs – June 29, 1925, Diyarbakır) was a Kurdish Sheikh, known for the Sheikh Said Rebellion.[1]
He was originally from Piran (present-day Dicle), today's Dicle district of Diyarbakır Province later moved to Hinis, Erzurum. He was a revered sheikh of the Naqshbandi school of Sufism.
He was captured in mid-April 1925 and hanged with most of the other rebel leaders after being defeated by Turkish troops commanded by Ali Riza Artunkal.[2]
His grandson, Abdülmelik Fırat, is a member of parliament.[3] Fırat says that his ancestors were not involved in politics until his grandfather, for they had cordial relations with the Ottoman elite.