Description: (Kurdish General and Leader Who Led Military Campaigns Against Iran and Iraq)
Mustafa Barzani, known as Mullah Mustafa, was a prominent Kurdish leader and general who played a key role in modern Kurdish politics. He was selected as the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in 1946 and led the Kurdish revolution against the Kingdom of Iraq. Barzani remained the primary political and military figure of the Kurdish revolution until his passing in March 1979. He orchestrated armed insurgencies against the Iraqi and Iranian governments, significantly influencing Kurdish history.