Dawid Mar Shimun

Rab Khaila (Commander) Dawid Mar Shimun ܕܘܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ
Dawid Mar Shimun (far right) with Mar Eshai Shimun on his lap
Born	1889 Qodshanis, Hakkari, Ottoman Empire
Died	21 October 1974 San Francisco, United States of America
Allegiance	Allies of World War I, Assyrian volunteers during World War I, later on the Assyrian Levies
Years of service	1914-1933
Rank	Rab Khaila (Commander)
Commands	Rab Tremma (Commander of 200) Rab Khaila (Commander)
Battles / wars	World War I Persian Campaign Hakkari Expedition 1916 Hakkari Expedition 1917 Battle of Charah Kirkuk Massacre of 1924 Mahmud Barzanji revolts
Awards	Order of the British Empire
Spouse(s)	Esther De Matran (1904-1974)
Children	Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII Theodore Mar Shimun Sargina Yohanan
Relations	Mar Shimun XIX Benyamin (Brother) Mar Shimun XX Paulos (Brother) Surma D'Bait Mar Shimun (Sister) Mar Shimun XVIII Rouel (Uncle)

Dawid Mar Shimun (Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ) was an Assyrian military leader From World War I up until the Simele Massacre in 1933 when he was exiled to Cyprus along with his son Mar Eshai Shimun. His first hand experience and contribution during the years leading up to the family's exile to Cyprus in 1933 cannot be overlooked, for his presence was common place beside the Patriarchs (Mar Benyamin Shimun XIX, Mar Paulos Shimun XXII and Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII) and his sister, Lady Surma.^[1]