Ahmed Mukhtar Jaff

 


Ahmed Mukhtar Jaff (1898–1934) was the son of Osman Pasha Jaff, Ottoman Kurdish ruler of Mosul Vilayet, and Adela Kahnem (Lady Adela).[1] He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Jaf family, as well as a poet and a novelist.
He remained a well-known novel (Conscience Question), which is important in the Kurdish literature.

Ahmed Mukhtar Jaf was a member of Iraqi parliament and mayor of Halabja. He had two sons, Afrasiab Jaf and Ghandi Jaf, as well as three daughters, Shamsa Jaf, Roonak Jaff and Hameeda Jaf.

He was a patriot Kurd who called for Kurdistan's independence and opposed the English occupation. He was only 32 when he was killed by the River Meer in 1934.
References

"Halabja: City of Peace becomes Kurdistan's fourth province". Rudaw. Retrieved 28 December 201
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