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Famous kurdish People

Name these notable people of Kurdish descent. People of partial Kurdish descent also count warning, this quiz is really hard if aren't Kurdish or have knowledge about kurds
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Legendary commander and the first sultan of Syria and Egypt
Saladin
8th president and 26 prime minister of Türkiye
Turgut Özal
One of the most famous writers and poets in the Kurdish language, originally from batman he spent most of his life in Syrian Kurdistan(rojava)
Cigerxwîn
Famous Arabesk singer who is also of Arab descent
İbrahim Tatlıses
One of the most famous musical artists in the Kurdish language, he left his hometown of Viranşehir, Urfa and moved to Germany in 1976.
Şıvan Perwer
He is currently the tallest person on earth standing at 251 cm/8,3, he is from Mardin
Sultan Kösen
German-born football player who used to play for Brighton and currently plays for Stuttgart.
Deniz Undav
Founder of the PKK terrorist organization.
Abdullah Öcalan
Syrian midfielder who played for Borussia Dortmund Brighton and currently plays for Frankfurt
Mahmoud Dahoud
Turkish filmmaker, actor and poet. Played the main character in "Vizontele"
Yılmaz Erdoğan
Internet sensation for sprinkling salt. His real name is Nusret Gökçe
Salt Bae
President of Kurdistan, the region from 2005 to 2017
Masoud Barzani
President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014
Jalal Talabani
Famous singer and Saz player from Malatya.
Ahmet Kaya
Iranian imam who found the democratic union of Iranian Kurdistan.
Qazi Muhammad
Influential Islamic scholar. Known for writing the Risale İ Nur
Said Nursi
Famous Turkish pop singer who was born in Urfa but raised in Kocaeli.
Ferhat Göçer
Founder of Chobani yogurt company, originally from Erzincan.
Hamdi Ulukaya
Swiss-born striker who played for Galatasaray, Bayer Leverkusen and FC Basel
Eren Derdiyok
Iranian politician and leader who was secretary general of KDPI.
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
Iraqi Kurdish nationalist leader and leader of the KDP from 1946-1979,father of #12
Mustafa Barzani
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