He was born in Sulaimaniya, son of Hagi Abdul Rahman.

He also served in the Iraqi administration under the British mandate in the 1920s[3] and was appointed as Defence Minister in 1928.

[4] His two-volume book on history of the Kurdish people and states is one of the acclaimed works on this subject and has been translated into several languages including Arabic and English.

His works primarily focused on Kurdish history, and include: Zeki was MP of Sulaymaniyah on a number of occasions.

He also served as a minister in different portfolios: Category:Turkish Military Academy alumni