Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi

Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi (; 1 January 1941 – 18 March 2025), commonly known as Haji Ahmadi , was an Iranian Kurdish political and military leader who led the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Iran and Turkey, (The United Nations, the European Union, Russia and many other countries refused to designate PJAK as a terrorist organization.) He hailed from the village of Kara Kasap in the district of Naqadeh in the West Azerbaijan province.

Haji Ahmadi trained as an agricultural engineer. He then became a member of the PDKI, serving as one of the leaders of the 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran and subsequently as a foreign affairs advisor for the party in Europe.

Haji Ahmadi was also a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). At the founding congress of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) in 2004, he was elected its general chairman.

In the summer of 2007, he visited Washington but, according to the United States government sources, failed to meet with any officials. He had obtained German citizenship by 2008 and resided in Cologne. Before his release, the Iranian government had asked Germany to extradite Haji Ahmadi to Iran. However, Germany refused this request on the grounds that he was a German citizen.

In 2022, he was involved in the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran.

Ahmadi died in Cologne on 18 March 2025, at the age of 84, having lived in Germany for 40 years.