Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat

Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
7 June 2015 – 7 July 2018
ConstituencyMersin (June 2015, Nov 2015)
In office
18 April 1999 – 12 June 2011
ConstituencyAdıyaman (1999)
Mersin (2002)
Adana (2007)
Deputy leader of the Justice and Development Party
In office
10 August 2001 – 7 November 2008
LeaderRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAbdulkadir Aksu
Personal details
Born(1943-08-08)8 August 1943
Died11 July 2019(2019-07-11) (aged 75)
PartyVirtue Party (FP) 1999-2001
Justice and Development Party (AKP) 2001-2014
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) 2015-2019
Alma materAnkara University, Law School
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
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Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat (8 August 1943 – 11 July 2019) was a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin who was one of the founders of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001. He served as a Member of Parliament for the Grand National Assembly from 1999 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2018 as a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).