Malik Khoshaba

Malik Khoshaba d'Malik Yousip
ܡܠܟ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ
Native name
ܡܠܟ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ
Nickname(s)Lion of Tyari [1]
Born1877
Tyari, Hakkari, Ottoman Empire
Died1954
Mosul, Iraq
AllegianceTyari tribe
Allies of World War I
CommandsLower Tyari tribe
Assyrian volunteers, later the Assyrian levies
Battles / warsWorld War I Assyrian rebellion
Malik Khoshaba in military gear in 1918
Malik Khoshaba in military gear in 1918

Malik Khoshaba Yousip (Syriac: ܡܠܟ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ) was an Assyrian tribal leader (or "malik") of the Tyari tribe (Bit Tyareh) who played a significant role in the Assyrian independence movement during World War I.

  1. ^ E Werda, Rev Joel (1924). The Flickering Light of Asia or the Assyrian Nation and Church. Author.