ited ▁States ▁Constitution <0x0A> </s> ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁Gh ass em lou ▁( ; ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁politician ▁and ▁Kur d ish ▁leader . ▁Gh ass em lou ▁was ▁the ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁Kur dist an ▁( K D PI ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁until ▁his ▁assass ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁individuals ▁sus pected ▁of ▁being ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁in ▁Re za ie h , ▁West ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Iran ▁to ▁a ▁wealth y ▁fe ud al ▁family , ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁Moh amm ad ▁V es ugh ▁Gh ass em lou , ▁a ▁land own ing ▁Kur d ish ▁national ist ▁Ag ha ▁and ▁Khan ▁from ▁the ▁She k ak ▁tribe ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁N ana ▁Jan ▁Tim s ar , ▁an ▁Ass y rian ▁Christian . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁Shah ▁of ▁Iran , ▁who ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁title ▁" W uss u q - e ▁Div an ." ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁early ▁education ▁in ▁U rm ia ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁Te h ran . ▁He ▁witness ed ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mah abad ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁co - found er ▁member ▁of ▁the