Martyr Wahab Salim Yahya was born in 1961 in the village of Dezo, affiliated with the Sherwan Mazin sub-district, Mergasor district, Erbil Governorate. He was married and was the father of six children. In 1975, he became a refugee in the country of Iran and resided in the Zewe camp. In 1994, he returned to South Kurdistan and resided in the village of Dezo.
In 1980, he joined the ranks of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. In 1986, he joined the Peshmerga Forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and became a Peshmerga in the Awara Force. In 1987, he participated in the battles of Koleka, Mergasor, and Ashi Khadr Agha. In 1988, he participated in the battle of Khwakurk, and in the same year, he participated in the battle of Armishuk. In 1994, he joined the Peshmerga Forces of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and became a Peshmerga in the Barzan Army. He received the rank of Company Commander in the Barzan Army.
In 1997, in the village of Dezo in the Mzuri Bala area, during an attack by PKK militants on the Peshmerga Forces, he was martyred and was laid to rest in the cemetery of the village of Selke in the Mzuri Bala area.
Source:1- Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.