1934_2005
He was one of the most prominent music pioneers in Sulaimaniya. He was a player of lute, cello and violin. He was born in Sulaimaniya, where he studied in the primary and intermediate school. He was influenced by the liturgical musicl scales and his father , who played the flute then by the Kurdish music and singing . In 1951 he joined the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad, and after graduating , he was appointed a teacher of music and chanting in the schools of Sulaimaniya. He contributed to the establishment of the Directorate of Artistic Activity in the city and had a prominent role in it .In 1955 he participated in the World Youth Festival in Vienna. In 1956 he founded the Mawlawy Music Band in association with Qadir Dilan and Rafiq Chalak . He taught at the University of Sulaimaniya, where he founded the Zerin Band . He trained and Led the chorus of hymns in the Church of Sulaimaniya, and he also formed a band of singing ,music and dance in the Assyrian Cultural Club there. He won many artistic and cultural awards. He composed dozens of tunes for Kurdish singers, such as Qadir Dilan , Qadir Kapan,Omar Ridha, and others. He also composed tunes for a number of Kurdish songs. Besides, He composed 12 tunes for Kurdish plays. He also composed for most of the operettas that were presented in schools in Sulaymaniya. His musical works include: Newroz,Dabka, Raqsa,Dilan,Sarchinar,piramagrun,and Sceniorita.
