Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat
Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 7 June 2015 – 7 July 2018 | |
| Constituency | Mersin (June 2015, Nov 2015) |
| In office 18 April 1999 – 12 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Adıyaman (1999) Mersin (2002) Adana (2007) |
| Deputy leader of the Justice and Development Party | |
| In office 10 August 2001 – 7 November 2008 | |
| Leader | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Abdulkadir Aksu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1943 Kahta, Adıyaman, Turkey |
| Died | 11 July 2019 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Virtue Party (FP) 1999-2001 Justice and Development Party (AKP) 2001-2014 Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) 2015-2019 |
| Alma mater | Ankara University, Law School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat (8 August 1943 – 11 July 2019) was a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin who was one of the founders of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001. He served as a Member of Parliament for the Grand National Assembly from 1999 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2018 as a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).