Biography

Mishir Rasul Haji, was born in 1951 in the village of Gwani in the Diana district. Due to the lack of a school, he did not attend school, but later learned to read and write. In 1975, after the collapse of the September Revolution he migrated to Iran and settled in the city of Kermanshah, later he was moved to the city of Ahvaz. From there, they were moved to Khanaqin and taken to the city of Karbala; he was arrested by the Iraqi government for two months in the city of Najaf. He knows Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian languages.

Career

Mishir Rasul Haji joined the Peshmerga of the September Revolution in 1966 through Hamid Efendi. He became a Peshmerga in the first unit of the Balek force and remained on duty until the March 11, 1970 Agreement, continuing his Peshmerga activities. In 1974, when the fighting and clashes between the revolution and the Iraqi army resumed, he was on duty at Sere Barde. He participated in the Battle of Mount Gorez; in this battle, two of his cousins named Abdulwahid Hemed Law and Wesu Hemed Law were martyred, and he was also seriously wounded. He was sent to the city of Urmia for treatment.

In 1978, after being granted permission, he returned to his village of Gwani, but again through Hamid Efendi, he made contact with the Peshmerga forces of the Gulan Revolution and went with some of his relatives to the Goste Valley between North and South Kurdistan. After joining the Peshmerga forces, he received the rank of unit commander and was a Peshmerga in the Bradost and Balekayati areas.

On October 2, 1979, he went to East Kurdistan to participate in the 9th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and attended the ninth congress in the village of Zewa. He stayed in East Kurdistan until 1980, then returned to South Kurdistan to carry out his duty. After going to the village of Shepeta in North Kurdistan to buy food and daily supplies for the Peshmerga, he fell into the Rubarok River but was rescued by people from the area. Due to the river currents, he was injured, and because of the lack of health centers and medical treatment, he was treated with animal skin.

In 1981, he received the rank of unit commander within the Peshmerga Forces. In the same year, while performing his duty near the village of Kevnegunde in the Mergasor district, he fell into an ambush by Iraqi soldiers and mercenaries, and after a very fierce defense, he escaped with difficulty.

In 1985, he was transferred to the Balek area and became a member of the Military Committee of the Rawandiz district, continuing his duty until 1988. In the same year, he participated in several battles, including the battles of Warte, Konekotir, Hiran, and Nazanin. Due to the chemical attack on the Melekan area, he was exposed to chemical weapons and suffered from respiratory illness for a time.

In 1991, he participated in the uprisings of Soran, Erbil, and Akre. Along with President Masoud Barzani he returned to Ranya and actively participated in the Erbil uprising with Omer Osman Mergesori and Cemal Murtke.

In 1992, after the establishment of the Unified Forces in Rawandiz, he was appointed as a regiment commander and continued his duty until 1994. In the formation of the Sixth Army under the command of Mustafa Nerweyi, he was appointed as the commander of the sixth battalion. In 1995, he was assigned to the 5th Spilki military division and was responsible for army movement. In 1999, he became a member of the Halgurd Command, and he currently continues his duty with the rank of Brigadier General (Liwa).

In 2014, he participated in the war to defend the sovereignty of the land of the Kurdistan Region against ISIS terrorists on the front lines of Mahmudiya, Zummar, and Bashiqa.

Source:

1. Archive of the Encyclopedia Board of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.