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| Wekîl Mistefayêv | |
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| Born | 1938 Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic  |
| Died | 19 April 2019(2019-04-19) (aged 80–81) Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Burial place | Erbil, Kurdistan Region  Kurdistan |
| Nationality | Kurdish |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, activist |
| Known for | Leader of Kurdish Republic of Lachin |
Wekîl Mistefayêv (Kurdish: وەکیل مستەفایێڤ, romanized: Wekîl Mistefayêv; 1938 Uzbekistan –19 April 2019 Erbil, Kurdistan Region) was a Kurdish political leader and activist known for his role in the Kurdish Republic of Lachin, an attempt to re-establish short-lived Red Kurdistan, a Soviet-administered Kurdish region dissolved in 1929. Mistafayêv sought to defend Kurdish cultural and political rights inside and outside the Soviet Union.
Mistefayêv emphasized the preservation of Kurdish identity and worked towards unity among Kurds. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, he moved to the Kurdistan Region, where he continued his advocacy until his death in 2024. He was buried in Erbil, with political and cultural figures attending his funeral.
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- "İngilis vikipediyasında "Lacın Kürd Respublikası" haqqında məqalə yerləşdirilərək Azərbaycanın ərazi bütövlüyü şübhə altına alınıb" (in Azerbaijani). FLNKA. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- "Former leader of short-lived Soviet Kurdish republic buried in Erbil". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- "Jiyana Wekîl Mistefayêv". Bernamegeh. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- "Kızıl Kürdistan için yine belirsiz bir süreç: Azerbaycan Laçin'e ordu birliklerini yerleştirdi" (in Turkish). DarkaMazi. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- "Serokê Kurdistanê Sor Wekîl Mustafayev koça dawî kir" (in Kurdish). Kurdistan TV. Retrieved 2024-12-24.