Ismet Cheriff Vanly
Ismet Cheriff Vanly | |
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| Member of the Kurdistan Parliament in Exile | |
| In office 1995 – May 1999 | |
| President of the Kurdish National Congress | |
| In office May 1999 – unknown | |
Ismet Cheriff Vanly (21. November 1924 – 2011) was a Kurdish scholar and political activist.
Background and education
Ismet Cheriff Vanly was born in Syria, to Turkish parents, his father a Kurdish officer from Van.[1][2]
He studied Law and Philosophy in France, United States, and Switzerland, gaining a PhD in jurisprudence at the University of Lausanne, and a Masters in History from the University of Geneva, subsequently becoming a professor in the Political and Social Sciences. He spoke French, English, Arabic, and Kurdish.[3]
Political life
Vanly worked for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) from 1961 to 1975, becoming a spokesman for its leader Mustafa Barzani.[3] On 7 October 1976, while acting as the representative for the KDP in Switzerland Vanly was shot in the head in an assassination attempt. Having survived the attack, Vanly confirmed that the gunman had previously been introduced to Vanly by the Iraqi Consul from Geneva. The Iraqi government denied responsibility.[4][5]
Vanly worked with the
Death
He died on 9 November 2011 at home in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3]
References
- ISBN 9783891730102.
- ^ ISBN 9781538110508.
- ^ a b c d "Ismet Chérif Vanly - Obituary". Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker e.V. (GfbV). Society for Threatened Peoples. 21 November 2011.
- ^ Collard, Elizabeth (1976). "Middle East Economic Digest". Middle East Economic Digest, Limited: 84.
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