Salih Muslim

Salih Muslim
صالح مسلم
Muslim in 2014
Chairman of the Democratic Union Party
In office
20 June 2022 – 22 September 2024
Serving with Asya Abdullah (2022–2024)
Preceded byAnwar Muslim
Aysha Hisso
Succeeded byPerwîn Yûsif
Xerîb Hiso
In office
2010 – September 2017
Serving with Asya Abdullah (2012–2017)
Preceded byFuat Omar
Succeeded byShahoz Hassan
Aysha Hisso
Personal details
BornSalih Muslim Muhammad
(1951-03-03)3 March 1951
Kobanî, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Died11 March 2026(2026-03-11) (aged 75)
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Resting placeMartyr Dicle Cemetery, Kobanî
PartyDemocratic Union Party (PYD) (2003–2026)
Other political
affiliations
Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (1998–2003)
SpouseAyşe Efendi
Children5
Alma materIstanbul Technical University
OccupationChemical engineer, politician
NicknameFather of the Country (Kurmanji Kurdish: Bavê Welat)
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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.