Polat Can

Polat Can
بولات جان
Personal details
Born1980
Kobanî, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
ResidenceRojava
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.polatcan.info


Polat Can (Ahmad Mohammad),[1] born in 1980, in Kobane (Syria), is a Kurdish political activist from Syria. He is one of the founders and main commanders of the People's Defense Units (YPG),[2] and serves as the organization's official spokesperson.[3] He also serves as the coalition commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces.

He is also a journalist and writer, author of a literary production in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish.

  1. ^ "Bio/Jîngarî – پولات جان". Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. ^ asitha (2015-08-12). "Interview With Kurdish YPG Leader, Polat Can". The Kurdish Project. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. ^ "Syrian Kurds 'drive Islamic State out of Kobane'". BBC News. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2021-11-16.