Celadet Alî Bedirxan

He held a master's degree in law from Istanbul University, completed his studies in Munich, and spoke several languages including Arabic, Kurdish, Russian, German, Turkish, Persian and French.

[3] He obtained a master's degree in law from Istanbul University and worked within the Ottoman juridical bureaucracy in Edirne.

[3] In 1919, Celadet and his brother Kamuran Ali Bedirxan accompanied British officer Edward Noel in his travels through Iraq.

[4] The activities between the Bedir Khan brothers and the British diplomats were met with opposition by the Kemalists, and in 1921 Celadet left for Munich and studied at the Ludwig Maximilian University.

[6] Three years later, the Xoybûn became involved in the Kurdish independence movement in Ağrı Province, called Republic of Ararat.

Reza Shah Pahlavi, King of Iran, tried to persuade him to stay away from the Kurdish nationalist movement, and offered him a consulate job, but had him expelled from the country when he did not agree.

He and other French investors unsuccessfully attempted to achieve a development of the lands in Syria which formerly were part of the Emirate of Bohtan.

Bedir Khan brothers: Kamuran Bedir Khan (1895– 1978), Süreyya Bedir Khan (1883–1938), and Celadet Bedir Khan