Salahaddin Bahaaddin
Salahaddin Mohammed Bahaaddin | |
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صلاح الدين محمد بهاء الدين | |
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| Secretary General of the Kurdistan Islamic Union | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Faraj |
| In office 1994–2008 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Hadi Ali |
| Member of the Governing Council | |
| In office July 2003 – 28 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Council created |
| Succeeded by | Council dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salah Mohammed Bahaadin 1950 (age 73–74) Tawella, Halabja, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
| Citizenship | Iraqi |
| Political party | Kurdistan Islamic Union |
| Profession | Politician, Teacher |
| Website | https://salahaddinbahaaddin.com/ |
Salahaddin Mohammed Bahaaddin Sadiq (Kurdish: سەڵاحەدین محەممەد بەھائەدین سادق; Arabic: صلاح الدين محمد بهاء الدين صادق)[1] is a Kurdish Iraqi politician, (born July 1, 1950) in Tawela, a town referring to Halabja. He is a graduate of The House of Teachers 1969. He is the co-founder and current Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Islamic Union, and a former member of the Iraqi Governing Council.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Teacher
[edit]He worked as a teacher from 1971 to 1981. Then he was ordered to be arrested by the former Iraqi regime. After he refused to join the Iraqi Army, he was dismissed from his career. Having refused to join the Baath Party, he was tortured and faced the threat of further violence until he left Iraq and spent 10 years in diaspora, living in Iran, Turkey and the Gulf countries. He then returned to his homeland during the Kurdish uprising in 1991.
Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Islamic Union
[edit]Salaheddin participated in founding Kurdistan Islamic Union[4] on February 6, 1994. In the first General Conference he was elected as the Secretary General of the party. Later, in the second, the third, and the fourth Conferences he was also elected as the Secretary General. Later succeeded by Hadi Ali and Mohammed Faraj, in 2016 he was again elected Secretary-General.[5][6]
Member of Iraqi Governing Council
[edit]After the fall of the Iraqi government led by Saddam Hussein, he was determined to be a member of the Iraqi Governing Council[7] which consisted of 25 Iraqi figures, five of whom were Kurdish. He later became a member of Iraqi National Assembly. Now, he has committed himself as the Secretary General of Kurdistan Islamic Union.
During his lifetime, he has been involved in arts, intellectuality, ideology, and promotion of Islam. He has written several books and articles in these fields both in Kurdish and Arabic.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "صلاح الدين بهاء الدين: الأولوية لتجديد الاتحاد وإعادة توزيع مناصبه" [Salaheddin Bahaaedin: The priority is to renew the union and redistribute its positions]. Kurdistan 24.
- ^ "الرئيس نيجيرفان بارزاني يهنئ الأستاذ صلاح الدين محمد بهاءالدين" [President Nechirvan Barzani Congratulates Mr Salahuddin Muhammad Bahauddin]. presidency.gov.krd (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "President Nechirvan Barzani pays a visit to Kurdistan Justice Society and Kurdistan Islamic Union". presidency.gov.krd. Erbil: The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region - Iraq. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Iraq: a "quota" Council". The Middle East. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "KIU elects Salahaddin Bahaddin as new Secretary-General". Kurd Press. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "KDP-PUK ties 'better than before,' says President Barzani". www.rudaw.net. Rudaw Media Network. 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Yamashita, Hikaru (2004). Humanitarian space and international politics: the creation of safe areas. Ashgate Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7546-4163-6.
- ^ "بلا حدود| صلاح الدين محمد مع أحمد منصور: أكراد العراق بين الاستقلال والفيدرالية" [without limits| Salah al-Din Muhammad with Ahmed Mansour: The Kurds of Iraq between independence and federalism]. Ahmed Mansour.
External links
[edit]- Salahaddin Bahaaddin life in the Arabic.
- Kurdistan Islamic Union website.
- Official Salahaddin Bahaaddin website.
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