Rasul Huseyn, also known as Haci Agha of Kosretan, was born in 1901 in the village of Merge, affiliated with the Gelale sub-district of the Choman district in Erbil province. He participated in the Kurdistan Democratic Republic in Mahabad; after the fall of the republic, he returned to the village of Zewke, affiliated with Piranshahr in East Kurdistan, and before the Immortal Barzani returned to Iraq from the Soviet Union, he stayed with his relatives. He participated in several battles against the Iraqi regime and also fought against the Sufis of Sheikh Rashid of Lolani.

After Barzani moved from Badinan to Soran, Haci Rasul was one of the Peshmerga who attacked the Rayet fortress on July 11, 1962, and captured all the soldiers and fighters inside the fortress. Later, he participated in the battles of Beni Harir, Binkelan Bridge, and Kospe Spi on the Hamilton Road. Until 1975, he was a Peshmerga of Balekayeti and a guard of the Political Bureau in the village of Nawpirdan.

In 1975, after the collapse of the September Revolution he went to the village of Kosretan and stayed there. In 1977, he and his family were moved by the Iraqi government to the Bestore Complex in Erbil. In 1979, his son Ibrahim Haci was martyred on Girtalan Mountain in the village of Kosretan in the Choman district. After the martyrdom of his son, he reached East Kurdistan with his three sons and relatives on April 12, 1979, via the route of Shine and Qasimereş, and contacted the provisional leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). He, along with his sons and relatives, once again joined the ranks of the Peshmerga of the Gulan Revolution and participated in the Gulan Revolution as a mobile unit in the Balekayeti region.

In 1991, he returned to South Kurdistan and participated in the Kurdish people's uprising in the Xoshnaweti region. He continued his Peshmerga service until the age of 85. In 1992, he returned to the village of Kosretan in the Choman district and remained there until his death.

On August 16, 1996, due to his services, he was awarded the Barzani Medal by President Barzani during the Golden Jubilee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

He passed away on July 12, 2002.

Source:

Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.