Samand Aliyevich Siabandov (Russian: Саманд Алиевич Сиабандов, Kurdish: Semendê Elî Siyabendov; 20 November 1909 – 14 November 1989) was a Soviet writer, military officer and politician of Kurdish origin[1][2][3][4] who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during the Soviet war against Nazi Germany.

Siabandov joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1931[1] and in 1938 was elected deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.[5] Later he was a Minister of Agriculture for the Armenian SSR. After World War II he was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[6]

He was the author of two published poems in the Kurdish language and an Armenian-Kurdish dictionary.[4]

Honours and awards

Published works

  • Siyabend û Xecê (Siyabend and Xecê) in Kurdish - (1959)
  • Jiyana Bextewar (The happy life) in Kurdish - (1966)
  • Ferhenga Ermenî-Kurdî (Armenian-Kurdish dictionary) - (1959)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Memo Agatî, Memo; Rzgyoan, Rustam (2015-05-09). "Êzîden im Zweiten Weltkrieg - Helden des Großen Vaterländischen Krieges". ÊzîdîPress (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  2. ^ Fortin, Jacey (2019). "Trump Says the Kurds 'Didn't Help' at Normandy. Here's the History". The New York Times. p. 2001. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Moscow News: "Samand Siabandov from Armenia"". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Люди, награжденные высшими наградами за совершенные подвиги и выдающиеся заслуги перед народом и государством, чьи имена навечно запечатлены в истории Победы". pobeda.poklonnayagora.ru. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. ^ Kolmanov, G. (1946). USSR Information Bulletin. The Embassy. p. 141.
  6. ^ Congress, United States (1958). Reports and Documents. p. 716.
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