Ali Askari

Ali Askari (1936 – 1978) was an Iraqi politician. His political party was Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. He was a Kurdish politician. He was born in 1936 in the village of Goptapa in Iraq. The family is originally from Sargalo but his great-grandfather moved to Askar. In early 1916 Ali Askari's father built a village which today is called Goptapa. He was the youngest among seven brothers and three sisters. Since there were no schools in Goptapa, he had to move to Askar to study at the age of 7. He stayed in Askar till 3rd grade, then moved to Agjalal to study 4th and 5th grade for his last year in middle school. At the same time he moved to Kirkuk to his uncle Sheik Raza, who was leading the Naqshbandi branch. He was a Kurdish...