Abdullah Selman Ahmed was born in 1948 in the town of Diana, belonging to Erbil Governorate. He worked as a farmer, was married, and had completed primary school.
In 1972, he joined the Aylul Revolution and became a Peshmerga in Arif Yasin's Battalion of the Balak Force, then became an administrator of the Martyr Ali Organization.
In 1974, he was wounded in the Omer Axa Valley battle. After the defeat of the Aylul Revolution in 1975, he became a refugee in Iran. After returning to South Kurdistan, he was exiled to Najaf Governorate, but he remained connected with the KDP's underground organizations. In 1984, he was arrested by the Iraqi regime and was hanged a year later.
Source:• Archive of the Encyclopedia Board of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.