Mustafa Dzhemilev

Mustafa Dzhemilev
1st Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
In office
1991–2013
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byRefat Cubarov
Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for the Affairs of the Crimean Tatar People
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byPost is vacant
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
1998–Present
8th convocation
In office
November 27, 2014 – August 29, 2019
ConstituencyPetro Poroshenko Bloc, No.5
9th convocation
Assumed office
August 29, 2019
ConstituencyEuropean Solidarity, No.6
Personal details
Born
Mustafa Abdülcemil

(1943-11-13) 13 November 1943 (age 80)
Ay-Serez, Crimea, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipUkraine
NationalityCrimean Tatar
Political partyRukh
Other political
affiliations
Our Ukraine
Children3
AwardsHero of Ukraine
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class
Member of the Order of Liberty Member of the Order of Liberty
Order of the Republic
Order for Merits to Lithuania

Mustafa Abduldzhemil Jemilev (Crimean Tatar: Mustafa Abdülcemil Cemilev, Мустафа Абдюльджемиль Джемилев, [mustɑˈfɑ ɑbdyld͡ʒɛˈmil d͡ʒɛˈmilɛw]), also known widely with his adopted descriptive surname Qırımoğlu "Son of Crimea" (Crimean Tatar Cyrillic: Къырымогълу, [qərəmɔɣˈlu]; born 13 November 1943, Ay Serez, Crimea), is the former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People[1][2] and a member of the Ukrainian Parliament since 1998. Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for the Affairs of the Crimean Tatar People (2014–2019).[3] He is a member of the Crimean Tatar National Movement and a former Soviet dissident.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference police was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "BBC News – Regions and territories: Crimea". 22 November 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for the Affairs of Crimean Tatars". 2019-04-21. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  4. ^ "Back into exile: The life of Mustafa Dzhemilev is a parable of the Crimean Tatars' struggles". The Economist. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. ^ Zayets, Sergiy; Matviichuk, Oleksandra; Pechonchyk, Tetyana; Svyrydova, Dariya; Skrypnyk, Olga (2015). The fear peninsula: chronicle of occupation and violation of human rights in Crimea. Crimea is Ukraine. p. 75.