Amir Taaki
Amir Taaki | |
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Taaki in Bratislava, 2012 | |
| Born | 6 February 1988 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Programmer |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Rojava |
| Branch | YPG |
| Years of service | 2015 |
| Battles / wars | Syrian Civil War |
| Website | agorism.dev |
Amir Taaki (Persian: امیر تاکی; born 6 February 1988) is a British-Iranian anarchist revolutionary, hacktivist, and programmer who is known for his leading role in the Bitcoin project, and for pioneering many open source projects. Forbes listed Taaki in their 30 Under 30 listing of 2014. Driven by the political philosophy of the Rojava revolution, Taaki traveled to Syria, served in the YPG military, and worked in Rojava's civil society on various economic projects for a year and a half.