Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi
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Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi commonly known as just Haji Ahmadi is an Iran
ian Kurdish
militant leader. He leads a group called the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan
(PJAK), an armed group fights against the Iranian government for the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region inside Iran. He lives in Cologne
, Germany
, from where he leads the organisation. Germany has rejected the request of his extradition to Iran because he is a German citizen. His group, PJAK is recognised as a terrorist organisation in Iran,and Turkey.
In summer 2007, he visisted Washington
, although according to the United States government he did not meet with any officials.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
militant leader. He leads a group called the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan
Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan
The Party of Free Life of Kurdistan , is a militant Kurdish nationalist group with bases in the mountainous regions of northern Iraq, which has...
(PJAK), an armed group fights against the Iranian government for the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region inside Iran. He lives in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, from where he leads the organisation. Germany has rejected the request of his extradition to Iran because he is a German citizen. His group, PJAK is recognised as a terrorist organisation in Iran,and Turkey.
In summer 2007, he visisted Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, although according to the United States government he did not meet with any officials.