Francis Yousef Shabo

Francis Yousif Shabo (1951–1993) was an influential Assyrian civil engineer and politician, born in Mangesh, Dohuk Governorate. He was very active in his hometown, Mangesh, and worked to improve the community. After graduating in 1975 from the University of Mosul with a degree in Civil Engineering, he served in various administrative roles, including Director of the Water and Sanitation Department in Dohuk. In 1991, he became a member

Francis Yousif Shabo
File:YourImageName.jpg Francis Yousif Shabo
Member of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament
In office 1991 – June 1, 1993
Personal details
Born	1951 Mangesh, Dohuk Governorate, Iraq
Died	June 1, 1993 Dohuk, Iraq
Nationality	Iraqi
Political party	Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa)
Spouse(s)	[Spouse's Name]
Children	3
Profession	Civil Engineer

the biography

Assassination

Political life

Francis Shabo was elected to the Kurdistan Parliament in 1992 on the Assyrian Democratic Movement list. During his tenure, he worked on economic and development issues, and was particularly concerned with the grievances of Assyrians from disputed villages, from which they had previously been expelled by the Iraqi government. On May 31, 1993, he was assassinated by an armed group while on his way to his home in Dohuk.

The assassination of Francis Joseph Chapeau

Shabo joined the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa) in 1991, and was elected to the Kurdish Parliament in 1992. He worked hard to support the rights of the Assyrian people in Iraq through his active participation in multiple parliamentary committees.

legacy

On May 31, 1993, Francis Youssef Chabou was assassinated by an armed group. At first, the crime was considered unknown, but as time passed and more political assassinations emerged, the identity of the killers was revealed. It turned out that the killers were linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and the most prominent names circulated in the case were “Wahid kovli” and “Khaled Haji Hamzani” with a group of their followers. It was also revealed that the killers were linked to the then Iraqi Baathist regime, and the motives for the assassination were related to the elimination of prominent figures in the Assyrian Democratic Movement with the aim of destabilizing the region .

the reviewer

In 2003, the Kurdish newspaper Hawlati published documents that revealed the involvement of Khaled Haji al-Hamzani , who held a military position in the Iraqi intelligence service at the time, as the person responsible for the crime. The documents confirmed that a group of five individuals, led by Al-Hamzani, carried out terrorist operations on behalf of the Baathist regime . The case has caused widespread controversy in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where authorities have been accused of not taking sufficient legal action against the perpetrators who fled to Mosul under the control of the Baathist regime. In 1994, Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, admitted in statements to human rights organizations that there was evidence proving the Iraqi government's involvement in the crime.

Early life and education

Political activity

Shabo was honored after his martyrdom, with the Deputy Secretary-General of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, Yaqoub Korkis, describing him as “the first martyr of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament.” Shabo left behind a wife and three children, and is considered one of the most prominent martyrs who sacrificed themselves for the rights of the Assyrian people in Iraq.

Francis Yousef Shabo was born in Mangesh, Dohuk Governorate in 1951. He graduated from the University of Mosul in 1975 with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. He worked in several engineering and administrative positions in Dohuk, the last of which was Director of the Water and Sewerage Department.

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