▁youth ▁wing ▁of ▁K DP - I ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 . ▁Gh ass em lou ▁moved ▁to ▁France ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Sor bon ne . ▁He ▁met ▁his ▁wife ▁Helen ▁Kr ul ich ▁in ▁ ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters ▁together , ▁M ina ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁and ▁H ew a ▁( 1 9 5 5 ). ▁ ▁Abd - al - R a ḥ m ā n ▁Q ā sem lu ▁was ▁fl uent ▁in ▁ 8 ▁languages ▁Kur d ish , ▁ ▁Pers ian , ▁Arab ic , ▁A zer ba ij ani , ▁French , ▁English , ▁Czech , ▁and ▁Russian . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁familiar ▁with ▁German , ▁Slov ak , ▁and ▁Polish ▁. ▁ ▁Career ▁Gh ass em lou ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Kur dist an ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁after ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies . ▁He ▁then ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁milit ant ▁in ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁military ▁fields . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁during ▁the ▁Third ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁P DK I , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁a ▁position ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁several ▁times ▁until ▁his ▁assass ination . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁his ▁party ▁supported ▁the ▁revolution ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Moh amm ad ▁Re za ▁Shah ▁P ah la vi . ▁K home ini