There are many famous personalities, writers, and politicians who, after being separated from their homeland, fall into a new state of life due to the new situation and the domination of the atmosphere abroad. Few are those who insist on their path and goals as long as they live and stay on plan despite all the difficulties.
One of the figures who did not change, according to friends and opponents abroad, was the Kurdish political leader, Mullah Mustafa Barzani. One of these narratives is that of Qadir Mahmoudzadeh, also known as Dr. Aso, who mentions Mullah Mustafa abroad many times in an 800-page book. What is strange is that Dr. Aso is one of those people who have no stability in political and personal thought, but insists that Mullah Mustafa in the Soviet Union lived with its displaced people, followed in their footsteps, and returned home with them.
For both of the above, I will cite evidence from Dr. Aso's book. The author says that Mullah Mustafa Barzani's life in the Soviet Union can be divided into two parts. Part of it followed that he went to the Soviet Union and was exiled to remote areas of the Soviet Union with his friends, and like normal people he lived in difficult situations. Like all foreigners, they worked hard to make a living and remained in that position until Stalin died. After Stalin's death, when the political space was good, Mullah Mustafa resumed political activity and organized all Kurds who had been refugees in the Soviet Union. Mullah Mustafa's actions are important because he uses his influence as an anti-dictatorship political leader to do things for the Kurds regardless of which part of Kurdistan they come from. For example, Dr. Aso refers to the Kurdish students for whom Mullah Mustafa arranged affairs. One of them, Dr. Mustafa, mentions on page 260 of his book, is a name that Mullah Mustafa, along with his family, has attracted and found a job for him. It was through this doctor that Qadir Mahmoudzadeh knew Mullah Mustafa. In the first meeting, it is interesting how he respects him as a Kurd from the East part of Kurdistan and tells him about his alliance with Qazi Mohammad. He tells him about the common destiny of the Kurds of all parts. It is about a time when Qader Mahmoudzadeh was not educated and he and a friend named Aziz Farhadi survived the Russian expulsion. However, Aziz committed suicide because of pressure at the university. The author says that Mullah Mustafa said it was a shame that Kurdish youth committed suicide. You must study. You must study. Become an expert and he adds that some of the difficulties that have come to you are because of Rahim Qazi.
Mullah Mustafa Barzani and two Kurdish refugees in the Soviet Union
Elsewhere, on page 270, he mentions Dr. Mustafa Shalmashi, who, with the help of Mullah Mustafa and his wife, was sent to Moscow to complete his post doctorate, helped them, and rented a house for them.
On page 319, he mentions that he failed the university entrance examination. Mullah Mustafa sees him and says: God is gracious. If one door is closed, a hundred doors will be opened to you. Study again and don't give up.
Dr. Aso promised Mullah Mustafa to study and not waste time. But at the same time, he writes a play and takes it to a theater teacher. On the way back, he and the secretary walk around the street together. At that time in Moscow, he says, a jeep stopped and said, “Come, Qader." When he sees Mullah Mustafa, he tells him that he is supposed to study and not waste time. This shows how a political leader considered himself responsible for all the Kurds he knew.
On page 323, he describes the relationship between Mullah Mustafa and Dr. Ali Galawezh. Dr. Galawezh had been in contact with Mullah Mustafa for two months as an official of the Azerbaijani state and did not say that he was a Kurd. He suddenly finds out at a meeting and is upset with Ali Galawezh why he has hidden his identity and has not had any contact with him as a Kurd.
Mullah Mustafa Barzani and Khrushchev
Qader Mahmoodzadeh was eventually admitted to the medical branch of Baku University. He visits Mullah Mustafa Barzani again. According to Dr. Aso, Mullah Mustafa tries to get a job in a good hospital in Baku for him. At the request of Dr. Aso, Mullah Mustafa worked to send him to France for a specialist course. At the author's request, he asked for help to take his wife and children from Mahabad to Baghdad and from there to Moscow. Finally, they meet after nine years.
He also mentions that Russian teachers and professors respected Mullah Mustafa a lot. One of them, a professor of surgery, told him: “I was proud to see Mullah Mustafa up close. When an ordinary member of his party, who had been displaced with him, fell ill, he would come with him to the hospital and stay with him until he recovered. That is how a leader should be.
These and many other points that do not fit in this article and are mentioned in Dr. Aso's memoirs show that Mullah Mustafa Barzani, as a responsible political leader, has always cared about the interests of the Kurdish people and cared about their pain. Unfortunately, after all the help he received from Mullah Mustafa, Dr. Aso refused to join the revolution and went to Baghdad to perform surgery on Saddam.
