Sadri Maksudi Arsal
Sadri Maksudi Arsal | |
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Sadri Maksudi Arsal in 1930s | |
| Born | Sadreddīn Nizāmeddin al-Maqsūdī 1878 Taşsu, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 February 1957 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne University |
| Known for | President of Idel-Ural State |
| Spouse | Kamile Arsal |
Sadri Maksudi Arsal (İske imlâ Tatar: صدرالدین نظام الدین المقصودی; 1878 – 20 February 1957) was one of the leading figures in the national awakening of Tatars in Russia during the early 1900s. He worked as a writer, lawyer, politician, professor, lecturer, researcher of Turkic languages and a delegate of the League of Nations. He was the president of the short-lived Idel-Ural State.