Taufiq Wahby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Taufiq Wahby

Iraqi politician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1891

Place of Birth: Slemani, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1984

Profession: writer, politician

Nationality: Iraq

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Taufiq Wahby (1891–1984) was a prominent Kurdish writer, linguist and politician.
He first served in the Ottoman army as a colonel, but after the creation of Iraq by the British in 1920, he became an influential officer in the new Iraqi army.
He also served eight terms in ministerial posts in the Iraqi government.
He was instrumental in the design of a new Kurdish alphabet based on modified Arabic letters.
Taufiq Wahbi also engaged in research concerning Yazidis and their religion.