Malik Khoshaba

Malik Khoshaba d'Malik Yousif
ܡܠܟ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ
Native name
ܡܠܟ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ
NicknameLion of Tyari
Born1877 (1877)
Died1954 (aged 76–77)
AllegianceTyari tribe
Allies of World War I
CommandsLower Tyari tribe
Assyrian volunteers, later the Assyrian levies
ConflictsAssyrian-Kurdish Clashes (1900-1910)

World War I

Malik Khoshaba Yousif Zaia (Syriac: ܡܠܟ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ) was an Assyrian tribal leader (or "malik") of the Tyari tribe (Bit Tyareh) who played a significant role in the Assyrian independence movement during World War I.