Mohamed Saeed Beg Jaff

 Mohamed Saeed Beg is the son of Mohamed Beg ben Fattah Beg ben Mohamed Pasha Jaff the historically and tribally famous person. Born in 1926 in Kalar village and known for his patriotic and nationalist stands, author of many books and writer of hundreds of valuable articles in the Kurdish papers and periodicals.

The outstanding scholar Mohamed Mullah Abdul Kareem describes the personality of Mohamed Saeed Beg Jaff:

“ I saw Mohamed Saeed Jaff not in person but by name, in the forefront of the many articles published in Galaweez and Hewa, the two Kurdish newspapers which once were the sole jewels of the Kurdish cultural life, that within ten years of their existence made noble and intense contributions in the fields of the Kurdish language, literature, and culture, and assisted in the nourishment of generations of authors, and played vital part in the promotion of democratic thinking and exposure of fascism and war.

I knew Mohamed Saeed Jaff by name through those two periodicals and his writings and translations, realizing his the civility in his enlightened rational, eager for change and modernity, coupled with spiritual attachment with the masses of his people, and his feeling towards, and association with their sufferings of the deprived.

 I came to meet him face to face shortly after the revolution, and during the volcanic events caused by the revolution that penetrated the depth of society, and the harsh conflict that came about everywhere, especially in the countryside.

 Such sufferings that went back to the days of the monarchy and even before it, I found him, and contrary to expectations, not affected by the new status quo to revise his old conceptions, or disruptions to his inner self, in seeing of what were previously sheer theories, but requiring him putting them into practice, and where genuine thoughts were exposed collide with material interests.

 He faced all these events calmly, accepting them with dignity, and not reacting to his instincts of the turmoil of the time. He was at ease with himself that he expressed and pointed out such realities from the early days of the enactment of the first legislation by the revolution of the agricultural reform.

 I found him utilizing his wide contacts with every nationalist side to participate in the national dialogue to direct events into rational way. He obviously was doing the same thing with his family, relations, and tribe, who found them on the other side of the front line. He continued this method till the end. 

Mohammad Saead Beg ( Conference of teachers ) in Shaqlawa

    I did not meet Mohamed Saeed Jaff for a long time after that, until we found ourselves face to face in the offices of AlTa’akhi newspaper, which he was one of owners, and I was the editor of the Kurdish literature section and translating for its Kurdish supplement.

With shaikh Mohammed Amin- Faili Club - Baghdad

 Although that period did not extended for more than a year and a few months, we met frequently then and I found him even more convinced than before of his old beliefs, and his social conscious more entrenched. I found him in the middle of the struggle and fight for a just solution to the national problem of his people, even more so than before.

 I found him standing truly to play his part to consolidate the Arab-Kurdish brotherhood, a cause fought for by generations of various powers and the Iraqi Kurdish nationalist and progressive parties, which by the actions of the short-sighted and mistaken policies, which lacked understanding of the spirit of time and throughout history, resulted in finding serious cracks.

With some friends – Darband Balakian

 His influence and the influence of others like him was too weak to stand in the face of a sweeping current which was pushing the situation in the direction that was suppose to be taken Iraq and its people. Thus events separated me from Mohamed Saeed Jaff, until the early 1980s, when we renewed our meetings every now and then, such a relationship that can be severed by death, which separate all dearest of friends.

 During that course of time that extended for more than fifteen years, I got to know Mohamed Saeed Jaff more than any time before, learnt from his vast experiences, and saw his good sole from different sides, which were not known before.

Nawkhowan – Iran Kurdistan - 1979

 I found his quest for further knowledge more eager than any other thing, seeking the truth, propagator of for rationality in people’s lives, searching for wisdom from any well that can be extracted from, friend to all which their friendship can only bring benefits to the interests of the people and country.

 He engulfed himself in his last years, despite many setbacks that he faced in his life, in writing with strong vigor unlike previous times. In addition to the short articles and essays that he published as a short term policy in the Kurdish publications.

 He was involved in writing down his memoirs, and an encyclopedia book of Jaff tribe on both sides of the Iraqi-Iranian borders where the tribe live in that most vibrant part of Kurdistan, and its role in the public life and connection with political and national events in particular which took place on this part. He proceeded a long way in this project, and I wish his good sons will not render this legacy incomplete, and continue his research for the benefit of our Kurdish people, and national culture generally.”

He married Ziba khanem the daughter of Kareem Beg Jaff & have two daughter, Zian and Joan , and three son , Khasro , and Nabard , and Kesra .

Ziba khanem	Joan	Kesra
Khasro	Zian	Nabard

Mohamed Saeed Jaff passed away in 24 March 1996.

Some of his books