Biography

Mushir Rasul Haji was born in 1951 in the village of Gwani, affiliated with the Diana sub-district. Due to the lack of a school, he did not attend school, but later learned to write and read. In 1975, after the collapse of the Aylul Revolution, he became a refugee in the Country of Iran and resided in the city of Kermanshah, then was transferred to the city of Ahvaz. From there, they were transferred to Khanaqin and deported to the city of Karbala. He was imprisoned by the Iraq government for two months in the city of Najaf. He knows the Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian languages.

Struggle Record

Mushir Rasul Haji in 1966 through Hamid Effendi joined the Peshmerga forces of the Aylul Revolution. He became a Peshmerga in the first platoon of the Balak force and remained in that platoon until the March 11, 1970 declaration, continuing his Peshmerga service. In 1974, when the war between the revolution and the Iraqi Army restarted, he was on duty at Sari Bardi and participated in the battle of Mount Gorazi. In that battle, two of his cousins were martyred, named Abdulwahid Hamad Law and Ussu Hamad Law, and he himself was severely wounded. He was sent to the city of Urmia for treatment.

In 1978, after they allowed it, he returned to his homeland, the village of Gwani, but again through Hamid Effendi, he joined the Peshmerga forces of the Gulan Revolution. Along with some of his relatives, he went to Gali Gosta between the border of North and South Kurdistan. After joining, he received the rank of Squad Commander within the Peshmerga forces and performed Peshmerga duties in the Bradost and Balakayati areas.

On October 2, 1979, with the intention of participating in the Ninth Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, he went to Eastern Kurdistan and participated in the Ninth Congress in the village of Ziwa. He remained in Eastern Kurdistan until 1980, then returned to South Kurdistan to carry out his mission. After going to the village of Shapata in North Kurdistan to find food and daily supplies for the Peshmerga, he fell into the Rubarok River but was rescued by the people of the area. Due to the river currents, he was injured, and due to the lack of a health center and medical treatment, they placed him inside an animal skin.

In 1981, he received the rank of Squad Commander within the Peshmerga forces. In the same year, while on duty near the village of Kawna Gundi, affiliated with the Mergasor district, he fell into an ambush by Iraqi soldiers and mercenaries, and after a great defense, they barely escaped. In 1985, he was transferred to the Balak area and was made a member of the Rawanduz regional committee, military section, and continued in his duty until 1988. In the same year, he participated in several battles, including the battle of Warti, the battle of Kunakotr, Hiran, and Nazanin. In the battle of Hiran and Nazanin, he was severely wounded. Due to the chemical bombardment of the Malakan area, he was exposed to chemical weapons and suffered from shortness of breath for a while.

In 1991, he participated in the uprising of Soran, Erbil, and Akre. He returned to the city of Ranya with President Masoud Barzani and, along with Omar Osman Mergasori and Jamal Murtka, participated effectively in the uprising of the city of Erbil.

In 1992, after the formation of the Unified Force in Rawanduz, he was made a Regiment Commander and continued in his duty until 1994. In the formation of the Sixth Army under the command of Mustafa Nerwayi, he was made the Commander of the Sixth Regiment. In 1995, he was transferred to the Fifth Army of Spilik and was responsible for army movements. In 1999, he received the rank of member of the Helgurd Command. He is currently continuing his duty with the rank of Brigadier General.

In 2014, he participated in the war of defending the sovereignty of the land of the Kurdistan Region in the axes of Mahmudia, Zummar, and Bashiqa against the ISIS terrorists. 

Source:

Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.