Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey

Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey
Born	1880 Sulaymaniyah, Ottoman Empire
Died	1948 Sulaymaniyah, Kingdom of Iraq
Occupation	Historian, Politician, writer
Nationality	Ottoman Empire
Subjects	Politics, Social issues, History
Literary movement	Kurdish Nationalism
Notable work(s)	Kurds and Kurdistan

Muhammed Emin Zeki Bey, (1880–1948) was a Kurdish historian and politician. Zeki's Books were in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish. His works primarily focused on Kurdish history, his most famous book was a History of the Kurds and Kurdistan. Zeki also produced a Biographical dictionary on famous Kurdish personalities.

Biography

Zeki was born in Sulaymaniyah, son of Hagi Abdul Rahman.

Political life

Zeki was MP of Sulaymaniyah on a number of occasions. He also served as a minister in different portfolios

• Transport minister(1925-1927)
• Education minister (1927-1928)
• Defence minister (1929)
• Economics and finance minister (1931)

References

• Al-Zerekly Al-A'LAM Biographical Dictionary, Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin

Persondata
Name	Zeki Bey, Muhammed Emin
Alternative names
Short description	Kurdish politician and historian
Date of birth	1880
Place of birth	Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan
Date of death	1948
Place of death	Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan