Nuri Mahmoud
{{Short description|Syrian politician (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nuri Mahmoud
| native_name = نوري محمود
| native_name_lang = ar
| image_size = 250px
| office = Speaker of the YPG
| term_start = 2017
| term_end = Present
| office2 = Commander of the SDF Headquarters
| term_start2 = 2020
| term_end2 = Present
| office3 = Advisor in the Civic Council of Kobanî
| term_start3 = 2013
| term_end3 = 2015
| office4 = Director of Semalka Border Crossing
| term_start4 = 2015
| term_end4 = 2017
| parliamentarygroup = YPG
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|8|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Qamishli, Syria
| nationality = Syrian
| party = Democratic Union Party (PYD)
| otherparty = Kurdish National Council (ENKS)
| alma_mater = Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Emigrated there for further education)
| profession = Politician, military officer
}}
Nuri Mahmoud (born 13 August 1977, Syria) is a former politician of the Kurdish National Council (ENKS) and Democratic Union Party (PYD) and current military officer and speaker of the Peoples' Defense Units (YPG).
Early life and education
He was born to a Syrian Kurdish family in Qamishli in August 1977.{{Cite web |title=Nuri Mahmoud Biography |url=https://efile.fara.gov/docs/6951-Informational-Materials-20211027-1.pdf |website=National Security Division/Foreign Agents Registration Act}} He attended high school where he was politically active. Therefore, he was not permitted to study further in Syria following which he emigrated to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. There he worked for the Kurdish National Council (ENKS) between 2007 and 2011. Between 2012 and 2013, he served as a member of the executive committee of the Democratic Union Party (PYD).
Political and military career
In 2013 he was appointed to the position of an advisor in the process of establishing a legislative council and a judiciary by the civic council of Kobanî. Following he held several positions in the Kobanî Canton until 2015. From 2015 and 2017, Mahmoud served as the director of the Semalka border crossing between the Kurdistan Region in Iraq and Syria. In 2017 he was appointed as the speaker of the YPG and in 2020 also as a commander of the headquarters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). As the spokesperson of the YPG and in support of a UN resolution, he stressed that the YPG would hold a ceasefire of 30 days during the Turkish invasion of Afrin in February 2018.{{Citation |title=Kurds Say They Abide by UN Ceasefire in Syria |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/kurds-say-they-abide-by-un-ceasefire-in-syria-/4271581.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |language=en}} In June 2020, he offered an apology to the ENKS for the deaths caused by the forces of the YPG.{{Cite web |last=Zaman |first=Amberin |author-link=Amberin Zaman |date=26 June 2020 |title=US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia offers rare apology to rivals amid unity talks - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2020/06/syria-kurdish-militia-sdf-apology-rivals-unit-talks-war.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Al-Monitor}} In 2022, he voiced concern over an eventual Turkish attack onto Northern Syria.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Locals express concern over Turkish escalation in northern Syria |url=https://npasyria.com/en/76858/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=North Press Agency |language=en-US}}
= Foreign relations =
In March 2023, he visited the French Senate within a delegation of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) where met with its vice-president Pierre Laurent.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-25 |title=AANES discusses challenges of political process in Syria with French Senate |url=https://npasyria.com/en/95365/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=North press agency |language=en-US}} Mahmoud was also honored by the French Senate for his service during the fight against the Islamic State.{{Cite web |title=French Senate honors the YPG and YPJ |url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/french-senate-honors-the-ypg-and-ypj-66268 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Firat News Agency |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=In appreciation of their sacrifices...French Senate honor YPJ |url=http://www.hawarnews.com/en/haber/in-appreciation-of-their-sacrificesfrench-senate-honor-ypj-h35718.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Hawar News Agency |language=en}}
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Category:Democratic Union Party (Syria) politicians