Martyr Abu Bakr Muhammad Salih Mahmud known as Bakra Smel, was born in 1948 in the village of Kori Gable, affiliated with the Penjwen district. He studied up to the primary level, was a villager, and was engaged in farming. He was married to Rana Rasul and had three sons and two daughters named Shaho, Omar, Barzan, Shiler, and Raba.
Struggle RecordMartyr Abu Bakr Muhammad, in 1968, joined the organizations of the Penjwen Regional Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and was a cadre of the organization department. He traveled in the villages to collect aid and subscriptions along with delivering the messages and publications of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
In 1979, he became a Peshmerga in the Penjwen Plain Force affiliated with the Penjwen Regional Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Martyr Abu Bakr, in 1986, attained the rank of Head of Branch One in the 38th Battalion of the Penjwen Plain Force. He participated in many battles and feats, including the Sharbazher battle in 1983, the Sharazur Plain battle in 1984, the Qaradagh battle in 1985, the Penjwen battle in Year 1987, and the popular uprising of the people of Kurdistan in 1991.
In 1991, during the popular uprising of the people of Kurdistan, in the liberation of the city of Kirkuk, near the Khalid military base, a landmine exploded on him and he was martyred.
Source:Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.