Salih Muslim
Salih Muslim | |
|---|---|
صالح مسلم | |
Muslim in 2014 | |
| Chairman of the Democratic Union Party | |
| In office 20 June 2022 – 11 March 2026 Serving with Asya Abdullah (2022–2026) | |
| Preceded by | Anwar Muslim Aysha Hisso |
| In office 2010 – September 2017 Serving with Asya Abdullah (2012–2017) | |
| Succeeded by | Shahoz Hassan Aysha Hisso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1951 Kobanî, Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
| Died | 11 March 2026 (aged 75) Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Party | Democratic Union Party (PYD) (2003–2026) |
| Other political affiliations | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (1998–2003) |
| Spouse | Ayşe Efendi |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Istanbul Technical University |
| Occupation | Chemical engineer, politician |
| Nickname | Father of the Country (Kurmanji Kurdish: Bavê Welat) |
Salih Muslim Muhammad (Kurmanji Kurdish: Salih Muslim Mihemed, Arabic: صالح مسلم محمد, romanized: Ṣāliḥ Muslim Muḥammad; 3 March 1951 – 11 March 2026) was a Syrian Kurdish politician. He served as the co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the main party of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), in whose establishment he played a key role. As the deputy coordinator of the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change, he was the most prominent Kurdish representative for much of the Syrian civil war.