Ahmed Beg Mohammed Saleh Beg Jaff        

Ahmed Beg Jaff, the son of Mohammed Saleh Beg, son of Aziz Beg, son of Mohammed Beg, son of Kadir Beg, son of Sulaiman Beg Jaff.  This ancestry is currently referred to as Baram Begi Begzada, which is one of the main branches of the Jaff Begzada (Sulaiman Beg had another son named Kei Khasrou Beg, the famous chief of Begzada, and Jaff currently known as Kei Khasrou Begi Begzada).  It is known that the Baram Begi Begzada Family and their warriors and helpers (Pisht-Mala), had a recognized role, in the history of Jaff Begzada and tribe.  This lead to the establishment of their authority, power, and existence in their regions, in both Iran and Iraq 

Ahmed Beg headed the Baram Begi Begzada throughout his life. His mother is Khorshida Khanim, the daughter of Mohammed Pasha Kei Khasrou Beg Jaff - the great chief of the overall Jaff tribe and Begzada

Ahmed Beg was born, raised and nurtured amid the Jaff tribe.  From his early years, he joined the nomadic life of the Jaff tribe and became quite familiar with the tribe's customs, traditions, and horsemanship.  His younger brother, Izzet Beg Jaff, who was the first to join the Kurdish national movement in 1961, in Derbendikhan

Ahamad Beg & Izzad Beg                

accompanied by a number of relatives and tribe members, always accompanied Ahmed Beg

Ahmed Beg attained his general education of religion, literature, language, and history through private tutors.  In addition to the Kurdish language, he learned Persian, Turkish, and Arabic

He was married to Saadat Khanim, daughter of Tahir Beg (the famous Kurdish poet, and son of Usman Pasha Jaff) and Adila Khanim (the first wife, and a great princess of the then Kurdish emirate of Ardalan in Persia, whom many foreign publishers dedicated long chapters in their books acknowledging her leadership during her husband’s rule in the Halabja town of Iraqi Kurdistan).  The couple had six children

The first born was Raana Khanim (who is a popular and a well known lady amongst the Jaff Begzada. She is the wife of the late Dawood Beg Jaff, who was a parliament member in Iraq for many terms during the Monarchy reign). The other children are Hama Rashid Beg, Akhtar, Jamil, Mohammed Amin, and Parwez

After the death of Saadat Khanim at a young age, Ahmed Beg married Shamsa Khanim, the daughter of Majeed Beg, son of Usman Pasha Jaff.  They had another six children (Parikhan, Suraya, Nisreen, Shawnam, Mohammed, and Hoshyar)

After the death of Shamsa Khanim, Ahmed Beg married Bahiyah Khanim, from the Walubagi family.  They were blessed with two sons, (Nabaz and Nawar, both have been living in France, since the completion of their post graduate studies)

Ahmed Beg was a handsome man, well known for his humbleness, extreme generosity, open mindedness, wisdom, and long range views in the Begzada and Jaff’s tribal affairs. Ahmed Beg always showed great concern for the Kurds welfare through his strong relations with public officials, heads and chiefs of the tribal, social, and religious dignitaries, both Arabs and Kurds

His prosperous homes were often visited by them at both the Kurdish town of Halabja and Baghdad.  For these characteristics, the British author Major Edmonds recognized Ahmed Beg and published his picture fully attired in his unique Kurdish uniform, in his book Turks, Kurds, and Arabs

Ahmed Beg served two terms as a member of the Iraqi Parliament under the Iraqi Monarchy reign.  Prior to 1958, and during the declaration of the union between the Kingdom of Iraq and the Kingdom of Jordan, the Kurds were concerned with their future fait  Consequently, a Kurdish dignitary delegation was formed

Their mission was to meet with the Iraq’s King Faisal the second, Prince Abdul Ilah, and the Prime Minister.  To pave the way and lay the groundwork for the delegation's goals and objectives, preliminary meetings were held with a number of Kurdish ministers and influential dignitaries.

    Ahmad Beg with the Iraqi parlement members                         

Their aim was to unify the efforts to secure the legal Kurdish political and cultural rights. Ahmed Beg was an active member of the delegation and had an outstanding role in its mission, due to his high level of public relations in Baghdad

    Ahmad Beg with Fadhel Jamali  P. M                               

Ahmed Beg passed away in August of 1973, in Baghdad, at the age of 72.  He was buried at Sheik Abdul Kadir Al-Gailani cemetery, in Baghdad.

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