Basim Bello

Basim Bello is the longest serving mayor of Tel Keppe District, Iraq.[1] An adherent of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Bello was a member of the Assyrian Democratic Movement,[2] until he split from the party in 2014.

In August 2017, he was deposed as mayor but was reinstated in August 2018.[3]

Facing demographic changes in his district, Bello advocated for religious minorities by saying in December 2019, “Our territories used to have a Christian trace, but that is not the case anymore” and “If the constitution is amended, our rights and protection must be included.”[4]

References
  1. http://savannahnow.com/share/blog-post/pamela-e-walck/2010-04-01/spartan-brigade-helps-renovate-iraqi-schools-spread-smiles
  2. "Zinda 23 May 2008".
  3. Institute, Assyrian Policy (2018-08-09). "Mayor of Tel Keppe Reinstated After Unlawful Dismissal by KDP". Assyrian Policy. Retrieved 2021-09-07. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. "Christians in Nineveh concerned of demographic change". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 2021-09-07.


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