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Salim Ahmed Salim Rasho was born in 1914 in the Amedi area of Duhok Governorate. He took part in Barzani's Second Revolution in 1945 and joined the September Revolution's Peshmerga force in 1961. After the September Revolution's defeat in 1975, he became a refugee in Iran. In 1996 he received the Immortal Barzani Medal from President Masoud Barzani. He died in 2005.
Ali Suleiman Abdullah Suleiman was born in 1943 in Erbil Governorate. In 1961, he joined the ranks of the Peshmerga forces of the Aylul Revolution. In 1964, he served as a guard for General Mustafa Barzani. After the passing of General Mustafa Barzani, he became a personal guard for President Masoud Barzani. He is a recipient of the Barzani Medal.
Jaafar Mustafa Maarouf, known as (Sheikh Jaafar of the Red Jamana), was born in 1957 in the village of Sarkan in the Srochak area, affiliated with the Barzinja sub-district of Sulaymaniyah Governorate. In 1970, he joined the ranks of the Kurdistan Students Union. In 1992, he was the mayor of Penjwen, in 1996 he was appointed as the mayor of the Martyr Halabja, and from 2003-2005 he served as the mayor of Akre city.
Izzat Sulaiman Beg Dargali, known as Mam Izzat Beg, was born in 1932 in the village of Dargala, part of the Rawandiz district of Erbil Governorate. After the Barzanis headed to Eastern Kurdistan as a result of the Battle of Maidan Morik and the failure of the First Barzan Revolution (1931-1932), on September 11, 1945, Izzat Sulaiman Beg and his family went with the Barzanis to Mahabad.
Muhammad Ahmad Zainal, known as Mito Stuni, was born in 1924 in the village of Stuni in the Herki Benje area in the Shirwan Mazn sub-district in the Mergasor district in the Barzan region to a patriotic Kurd family. He held several ranks and positions in the Peshmerga struggle, passed away in 2006, and was buried in the Sardaw cemetery.
Mahmud Majid Mahmud Surchi, known as (Mahmud Gavan), was born in 1944 in the village of Kelat, affiliated with the Bijil sub-district, Akre district - Duhok province (old Mosul).
Paul Maubec, known as Chris, has worked as a journalist since 1966. He had good knowledge of the Middle East and especially the Kurdish issue. From the beginning of his career until 1971, he published more than 130 reports on the Kurdish issue in French and international newspapers and magazines. In 2010, at the 13th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, due to the services he had provided to the Kurds and Kurdistan, he was awarded the Barzani the Immortal medal by President Masoud Barzani.
Darwish Yusuf Rashid Nimat Sindi, known as (Arif Darwish), was born in 1930 in the village of Avgani in the Zakho region. He was in the Iraqi army for 10 years, joined the Aylul Revolution in 1961, was appointed commander of the Border Guard Battalion in 1970, became a refugee in Iran after the collapse of the Aylul Revolution in 1975, was given the rank of Force Commander in 2008, and was awarded the Barzani Medal on August 16, 1996.
Bahaaddin Muhammad Amin, known as (Sayyid Bahaaddin Imami), was born in 1941 in the village of Lawaran, Halabja region. In the Year 1961, he joined the Peshmerga Forces of the Aylul Revolution and became a Peshmerga. In 1966, he was promoted to Sergeant. In the Year 1979, he rejoined the Gulan Revolution. After the 1991 uprising, he returned to South Kurdistan, and on August 16, 1996, he was awarded the Barzani Medal.
Khalid Muhammad Ibrahim Hussein, known as (Khalid Shli), was born in 1943 in Duhok Governorate. In 1962, he joined the Kurdistan Democratic Party and in the same year joined the ranks of the Peshmerga of the Aylul Revolution. After the collapse of the Aylul Revolution, he became a refugee in Iran. He participated in the Gulan Revolution. With the 1991 uprising, he returned to Southern Kurdistan with the people of Kurdistan. In 2004, he was the head of the Aylul Agency in Akre, and he was a recipient of the Barzani Medal.
Khalid Hamid Agha Biri, born in 1944 in the village of Biri in the Upper Doski region, affiliated with the Amadiya district of Duhok province, became a Peshmerga in Year 1961, became a refugee in the Country of Iran after the collapse of the Aylul Revolution in 1975, joined the Peshmerga force of the Gulan Revolution in Year 1979, returned to South Kurdistan in 1991, was awarded the Barzani Medal on August 16, 1996, and passed away on May 30, 2012.
Tamar Ahmed Shabaz joined the organizations of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1952, participated in the Aylul Revolution (1961-1975), the Gulan Revolution, and the 1991 uprising of the people of Kurdistan. In 1996, for his struggle and efforts for the Kurd and Kurdistan, he was awarded the Barzani Medal by President Masoud Barzani.
