Kamuran Alî Bedirxan

He came from the family of the Bedirxans, who for centuries, as autonomous vassals of the Ottomans, ruled the Principality of Bohtan with the capital Cizre .

His grandfather Bedirxan Beg had rebelled against the Ottomans at the end of the 19th century and was deported to Istanbul after his defeat and family.

His brother Celadet Ali Bedirxan was also politically active and the creator of the Latin Kurmanji alphabet.

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

He set off with several men, including his brother, the governor of Harput and the British officer Edward Noel, but the project failed.

[8] Between 1943 and 1946 Kamuran also published the Kurdish and French-language magazine Roja Nû (en: New Day) in Beirut.

After Syria became independent in 1946, he lost his work at the Radio Levant and he couldn't find a way to have influence in the local politics.

Bedirxan brothers. Left to right: Kamiran (1895- 1978), Sureyya (1883-1938), Celadet (1895-1951).