Asya Abdullah آسيا عبدالله | |
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| Chairwoman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) | |
| In office 2010–2017 Serving with Salih Muslim Muhammad (since 2012) | |
| Succeeded by | Shahoz Hassan alongside Aysha Hisso[1] |
| Assumed office 2022 Serving with Salih Muslim (since 2022) | |
| Preceded by | Anwar Muslim alongside Aysha Hisso[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53)[3] Al-Malikiyah (Al-Hasakah governorate)[4] |
| Political party | Democratic Union Party (PYD) (2003–present) |
| Profession | Politician |
Asya Abdullah is a Kurdish politician working to establish democratic autonomy in Rojava, Northern Syria. Asya Abdullah is the current co-chairwoman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the former co-chair of the Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) coalition, and serves as a senior permanent member of the Syrian Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), serving in its upper administrative body. She has presented at numerous conferences to reach out to activists, academics and world leaders[5] to garner support for the Kurdish political project in Rojava.
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- ^ "PYD elects Asya Abdullah and Salih Muslim as new co-chairs, Syrian Kurdistan". EKurd Daily. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Visit in Danmark". Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ 2017 report on wordpress.com
- ^ Taştekin, Fehim. "Hollande-PYD meeting challenges Erdogan", Al-Monitor, 12 February 2015