Fathullah Hassan Ali, Known as Sayyid Fathullah Kakayi, was born in 1945 in the village of Topzawa in the Daquq District of Kirkuk Governorate. He was married. In 1975, after the collapse of the Aylul Revolution, he became a refugee in the Country of Iran. He resided in the Saryas complex in Paveh, and then he was moved to the city of Liqwan in East Azerbaijan Province. In 1991, after the popular uprising of Southern Kurdistan, he returned to Kurdistan. He passed away on July 19, 2004.
In 1958, he joined the ranks of the Kurdistan Students and Youth Union. In 1961, he joined the Peshmerga Forces of the Aylul Revolution and became a Peshmerga. The same year, in the 3rd Branch of Kirkuk of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, he received the rank of member of the Daquq District Committee. In 1965, he received the rank of branch member in the 3rd Branch of Kirkuk.
From (1961-1970), he participated in the battles of the Garmian and Kirkuk regions. In 1970, after the March 11 Agreement, Sayyid Fathullah Kakayi was made the head of the Chamchamal Farmers' Union. In 1973, he received the rank of Commander of the Kirkuk Peshmerga Forces.
In 1974, after the Iraqi government restarted the war against the Peshmerga Forces, Sayyid Fathullah Kakayi participated in the war against the government in the Halabja region. In 1977, he rejoined the Peshmerga Forces of the Gulan Revolution and on October 4, 1979, he participated in the Ninth Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party as a Congress member. After the Congress, he received the rank of administrator and was responsible for the organization department of the 3rd Branch of Kirkuk.
In 1980, he participated in the Garmian battle and was wounded in the same battle. In 1983, he participated in the battle of Sheikh Marini village in the Sharbazher region. In 1987, he participated in the battle for the liberation of Qaradagh. He also participated in the battles of Sartak and Tawgozi in the Hawraman region. In 1991, he participated in the popular uprising of Southern Kurdistan and the liberation of the cities of Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk. The same year, he was made the responsible person for the organization office of the 3rd Branch of Kirkuk in Darbandikhan.
In 1996, he was made the Mayor of Chamchamal, and in 1997, he received the post of Deputy Governor of Kirkuk. Sayyid Fathullah Kakayi participated in the 12th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
On August 16, 1996, at the Golden Jubilee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, due to the services he had provided, by the President Masoud Barzani he was awarded the Barzani Medal.
Source:Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.