Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat

Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat (8 August 1943 – 11 July 2019) was a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin who was one of the founders of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001. He served as a Member of Parliament for the Grand National Assembly from 1999 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2018 as a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
7 June 2015  7 July 2018
ConstituencyMersin (June 2015, Nov 2015)
In office
18 April 1999  12 June 2011
ConstituencyAdıyaman (1999)
Mersin (2002)
Adana (2007)
Deputy leader of the Justice and Development Party
In office
10 August 2001  7 November 2008
LeaderRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAbdulkadir Aksu
Personal details
Born(1943-08-08)8 August 1943
Kahta, Adıyaman, Turkey
Died11 July 2019(2019-07-11) (aged 75)
Political partyVirtue Party (FP) 1999-2001
Justice and Development Party (AKP) 2001-2014
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) 2015-2019
Alma materAnkara University, Law School
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
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