Celadet Bedir Khan (; 26 April 1893 – 1951), also known as , was a Kurdish diplomat, writer,
linguist, journalist and political activist. He held a master's degree in law from Istanbul University, completed his studies in
Munich, and spoke several languages including
Arabic,
Kurdish, Russian, German,
Turkish,
Persian and French. He left
Turkey in 1923 when the
Kemalists declared a new republic. In 1927, at a conference of
Kurdish nationalists held in
Beirut, a committee was formed, the
Xoybûn.