Qazi Muhammad
Qazi Muhammad | |
|---|---|
| قازی محەممەد Qazî Mihemed | |
| President of Republic of Mahabad | |
| In office 22 January 1946 – 15 December 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Haji Baba Sheikh |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1893 Mahabad, Sublime State of Persia |
| Died | 31 March 1947 (aged 53) Mahabad, Imperial State of Iran |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Citizenship | Iranian |
| Political party | PDKI |
| Children | 5 |
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Qazi Muhammad (Kurdish: قازی محەممەد, romanized: Qazî Mihemed, Persian: قاضی محمد; 1 May 1893 – 31 March 1947) was an Iranian Kurdish Islamic cleric and political leader who founded the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and was the first president of the short-lived, Soviet-backed, though internationally unrecognized, secessionist Republic of Mahabad. He was hanged by the Iranian government for treason in 1947.