Noman Çelebicihan

Noman Çelebicihan (Crimean Tatar: نعمان چلبى جهان; 1885 – 23 February 1918) was a Crimean Tatar politician, lawyer, writer, and mufti of Crimean Muslims. He was the President of the short-lived independent Crimean People's Republic, established on November 26 (December 9 under the Gregorian Calendar), 1917. He is best known for his authorship of the poem "Ant etkenmen" (lit. 'I've Promised'), which became the Crimean Tatar national anthem. His early death at the hands of Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War is still commemorated in the Crimean Tatar nation.