Samand Siabandov
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Samand Aliyevich Siabandov | |
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 Siabandov in the 1940s | |
| Born | 20 November 1909 |
| Died | 14 November 1989 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Service years | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-colonel (podpolkovnik) |
| Unit | 755th Rifle Regiment |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Other work | Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Armenian SSR |
Samand Aliyevich Siabandov (Russian: Саманд Алиевич Сиабандов, Kurdish: Semendê Elî Siyabendov; 20 November 1909 – 14 November 1989) was a Soviet writer, military officer and politician who was a Yazidi Kurd.[1][2][3][4] He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during the Soviet war against Nazi Germany.
Siabandov joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1931[1] and in 1938 was elected deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.[5] Later he was a Minister of Agriculture for the Armenian SSR. After World War II he was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[6]
He was the author of two published poems in the Kurdish language and an Armenian-Kurdish dictionary.[4]