List of Kurdish people
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This is a list of well known Kurdish people. The most influential of all may have been Saladin, who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria in the Middle Ages.
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[edit] Iran
[edit] Filmmakers
- Yilmaz Guney - Turkey director.
- Bahman Ghobadi — Iranian director.
- Jamil Rostami — Iranian director.
- Ebrahim Saeedi - Iranian director.
- Hisham Zaman- Iraqi director.
[edit] Music
- Shahram Nazeri — Iranian vocalist and musician.
- Susan (singer) — Iranian singer.
- Reza Saqaei — Kurdish singer.
- Heshmat Lornezhad — Kurdish singer.
- Kamkars — Kurdish music family
- Saeed Farajpouri, Iranian kamancheh player
- Azad (rapper), German rapper
- Rojan (musician) Iranian singer
- Ghader Abdollahzadeh - Kurdish flute player
- Mohammad Mamle, Kurdish singer.
- Hassan Zirak — Kurdish singer.
- Ali Akbar Moradi - Iranian musician
- Sohrab Pournazeri - Iranian musician
- Roknoddin Mokhtari — Iranian violin player
- Kayhan Kalhor — Iranian kamancheh player.
[edit] Authors, poets, journalists and scholars
- Nezami Ganjavi - Persian poet, Persian father and Kurdish mother, born in the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Sharafkhan Bidlisi - Historian, author of Sharafnama in Persian.
- Mastoura Ardalan, Kurdish poet and historiographer.
- Alaaddin Sajadi - Kurdish writer
- Abdol-Hamid Heyrat Sajjadi - Iranian writer
- Bakhtiar Sajjadi - Iranian writer
- Mohammad Ghazi — Iranian translator.
- Ahmad Ghazi — Kurdish translator.
- Karim Hisami — Kurdish author .
- Hossein Khalighi — Kurdish author
- Hamid Hassani — Iranian author
- Savareh Ilkhanizadeh — Kurdish poet.
- Misbaholdiwan Adab — Kurdish poet
- Wafaei, Kurdish poet.
- Hemin Mukriyani — Kurdish poet.
- Hejar — Kurdish poet.
- Amir Hassanpour - Kurdish scholar and researcher
- Abbas Vali - political scientist.
- Hashim Ahmadzadeh - Kurdish writer and translator
- Mozaffar Partowmah, Iranian Kurdish author and scholar of Islam and Nuclear physics.
- Erfan Ghaneifard — Iranian author.
- Ata Nahai — Kurdish author
- Parviz Jahani - Kurdish author
- Mustafa Besarani — Kurdish poet
- Khana Qubadi, Kurdish poet
[edit] Sports
- Mohammad Oraz — Iranian mountain climber.
- Aram Khalili — Norwegian second league football player.
- Ziaeddin Niknafs — Iranian football player
- Bijan Zolfagharnasab — Former Iranian football player and current coach.
[edit] Political activists
- Madig - Kurdish king.
- Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou — former leader of PDKI.
- Simko Shikak — Kurdish revolutionary.
- Ghazi Mohammad — Former leader of PDKI
- Sadegh Sharafkandi — Leader of PDKI
- Bahaedin Adab - Political activist
- Ahmad Moftizadeh Sunni Islamic Kurdish leader in Iran.
- Foad Mostafa Soltani — Former leader of Komaleh.
- Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand, Human rights activist
- Sedigh Kamangar — Political activist
- Farzad Kamangar — Political activist.
- Soraya Serajeddini, Human rights activist
- Roya Toloui - Kurdish journalist
- Amineh Kakabaveh, member of the Swedish Parliament.
- Abdullah Ghaderi Azar, Former KDPI representative in Europe
[edit] Religious figures
- Safi-ad-din Ardabili, founder of the Safaviyya.
- Hajj Nematollah (1871–1919), mystic and poet.
- Nur Ali Elahi (1895–1974), Spiritual leader of the Ahl-e Haqq religion.
[edit] Others
- Mirza Mohammad Reza Kalhor - Iranian calligraphist
[edit] Iraq
[edit] Poets, writers and journalists
- Nali, Kurdish poet.
- Mahwi, Kurdish poet and sufi.
- Mawlawi Tawagozi, Kurdish poet and sufi.
- Abdulla Goran, Kurdish poet.
- Haji Qadir Koyi, Kurdish poet.
- Dildar, Kurdish poet
- Sheikh Reza Talabani, Kurdish poet
- Piramerd, Kurdish poet, writer, novelist and journalist.
- Muhamed Amin Zaki, writer, historian and politician.
- Muhamad Salih Dilan, One of the founders of modern Kurdish poetry.
- Taufiq Wahby, writer and linguist.
- Nuri Barzinji, Kurdish journalist and poet
- Rafiq Hilmi, Kurdish writer, literary analyst and politician.
- Ibrahim Ahmad, Kurdish writer, novelist and translator.
- Husein Muhammed, Kurdish writer.
- Ahmad Hardi, Kurdish poet.
- Maruf Khaznadar, academic and researcher.
- Abdulla Pashew, contemporary Kurdish poet.
- Farhad Pirbal, Kurdish writer and academic.
- Jamal Nebez, writer, linguist and researcher.
- Sherko Bekas, Kurdish poet.
- Rauf Hassan, Kurdish writer and journalist.
- Latif Halmat, Kurdish poet.
- Mahabad Qaradaghi, Kurdish writer, poet and translator.
- Rafiq Sabir, Kurdish poet.
- Farhad Shakely, poet, writer and academic.
- Khalil Duhoki, Kurdish writer.
- Khalil Rashow, Kurdish writer and academic.
- Jalal Barzanji, writer, poet and journalist.
- Fawaz Hussain, writer and translator.
- Zeynelabidin Zinar, Kurdish writer, researcher and specialist in Kurdish folklore.
- Najiba Ahmad, Kurdish writer and poet.
- Nazand Begikhani, Kurdish writer, poet and researcher.
- Kajal Ahmad , Kurdish poet, writer and journalist.
- Choman Hardi, Kurdish poet, researcher and painter.
- Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish writer and journalist.
- Sardasht Osman, Kurdish Journalist
[edit] Academics and Researchers
- Saad Eskander, academic and researcher, director of the Iraq National Library and Archive.
- Yona Sabar, Kurdish-Jewish scholar and linguist.
- Mulla Effendi , Islamic philosopher, scholar, astronomer, politician.
- Ibn Khallikan, Muslim judge and author of a classic Arabic
- Hadhrat Mawlânâ Khâlid-i Baghdâdî, founder of a significant branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order - named Khalidiyya after him
[edit] Musicians
- Ziryab, musician, poet and trendsetter.
- Ali Merdan, singer.
- Tahir Tewfiq, musician and singer.
- Tara Jaff, musician and singer.
- Dilshad Said, musician and composer.
- Adnan Karim, singer
- Chopy Fatah, singer
- Darin Zanyar, Swedish pop singer.
[edit] Politicians and political activists
- Shirkuh, uncle of Saladin, military commander.
- Saladin, Founder of Ayyubid dynasty and the great Muslim leader who defeated crusaders in Battle of Hattin conquered Jerusalem.
- Sulaiman Shah, Commander in chief of the Caliphate army, Governor of Kurdistan
- Shaikh Mahmood Barzenji, First King of Kurdistan and leader of the Kurdish nationalist movement in Iraq.
- Mustafa Barzani, Kurdish leader and founder of KDP
- Idris Barzani, former Prime Minister of the Kurdish Autonomous Region
- Massoud Barzani, is the President of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
- Nechervan Idris Barzani, former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan.
- Jalal Talabani, Kurdish politician, current President of Iraq and secretary general of PUK.
- Abdul Karim Qassim, (Half Kurdish) first President of Iraq.
- Mahmoud Othman , Founder and former Secretary General of the Kurdish Socialist Party.
- Nawshirwan Mustafa, politician, writer and diarist. Former Deputy Secretary General of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
- Latif Rashid, Kurdish Politician, Iraqi Minister of Water.
- Barham Salih, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq. Also a senior member of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
- Shahab Sheikh Nuri, founder of the Komalay Ranjdaran Party.
- Leyla Qasim, Kurdish politician and Peshmerga.
- Nadhim Zahawi, British Conservative politician and current MP for Stratford-on-Avon.
- Widad Akrawi, activist and Chair of Defend International
- Herro Mustafa, diplomat, Senior Advisor on the Middle East to Vice President Biden, US.
- Houzan Mahmoud, women rights and anti-war activist.
- Rowsch Shaways, former vice president of Iraq in the interim government of 2004 and Parliament speaker in the KRG.
- Dlawer Ala'Aldeen, Kurdish academic, physician, lobbyist, political writer.
[edit] Film directors and actors
- Hiner Saleem, Film director.
- Hisham Zaman, Film director.
- Shero Rauf, Actor
[edit] Sports people
- Hawar Mulla Mohammed, Iraqi football player
- Halgurd Mulla Mohammed, Iraqi football player
[edit] Others
- Rizgar Mohammed Amin , Chief Judge of the Iraqi Special Tribunal setup to judge Saddam Hussein.
[edit] Turkey
[edit] Poets and writers
- Ali Hariri, Kurdish poet.
- Mahmud Bayazidi, Kurdish writer, translator and historian.
- Ahmad Khani, Kurdish poet and a Muslim scholar, author of Mem û Zîn.
- Malaye Jaziri, Kurdish poet and sufi.
- Faqi Tayran, poet
- Ahmade Bate, Kurdish poet and Muslim cleric.
- Ali Taramakhi, linguist and writer.
- Arab Shamilov, Kurdish writer and novelist.
- Osman Sabri, Kurdish poet, writer and journalist.
- Jaladat Ali Badirkhan, linguist, journalist and politician, founder of the Latin-based Kurdish alphabet.
- Cigerxwîn, Kurdish poet and writer.
- Qedrîcan, Kurdish poet and writer.
- Emînê Evdal, Kurdish writer and linguist.
- Hecîyê Cindî, Kurdish writer, linguist and researcher.
- Qanate Kurdo, Kurdish writer, linguist and academic.
- Mehmed Emin Bozarslan, Kurdish writer.
- Mehmed Uzun, writer and novelist
- Mahmud Baksi, Kurdish writer and journalist.
- Rojen Barnas, Kurdish poet and writer.
- Reşo Zîlan, Kurdish writer, translator and linguist.
- Zeynelabidin Zinar , Kurdish writer, researcher and specialist in Kurdish folklore.
- Yekta Uzunoglu, Kurdish writer, translator and entrepreneur.
- Hesenê Metê, Kurdish writer, novelist and translator.
- Mustafa Aydogan, Writer, novelist and translator.
- Firat Cewerî, Kurdish writer, translator and journalist.
- Serdar Roşan, writer, poet and translator.
- Yaşar Kemal, Turkish writer and novelist.
- Evdile Koçer, Kurdish writer.
- Azad Zal, Kurdish poet, writer, journalist, translator and linguist.
[edit] Academics and Researchers
- Edip Yuksel, Kurdish/American writer and activist.
[edit] Musicians
- Şivan Perwer, Kurdish singer.
- Nizamettin Arıç, singer, composer and director.
- Şehrîbana Kurdî, singer.
- Rojhan Beken, singer and composer of Rock music.
- Aynur Doğan, singer.
- Rojda Aykoç, singer and dengbêj.
- Ibrahim Tatlıses, Turkish singer and TV personality (Arab father and Kurdish mother)
- Ahmet Kaya, Turkish musician of partial Kurdish origin.
[edit] Film directors and actors
- Yilmaz Güney, Turkish film director.(Of partial Kurdish origin)
- Yılmaz Erdoğan, Turkish film director of kurdish origin
[edit] Religious figures
- Ali ibn al-Athir, Islamic historian.
- Said Nursi, Islamic thinker.
[edit] Politicians and political activists
- Ziya Gökalp, Zaza political activist, advocator of Turkish nationalism.
- Abdullah Cevdet, Kurdish political activist, member of the Young Turks.
- İsmet İnönü,[1], Second President of Turkey (of Kurdish origin).
- Turgut Özal, former Prime Minister and the 8th President of Turkey.(Partial Kurdish origin)
- Medet Serhat, Kurdish lawyer and politician.
- Ahmet Türk, Chairman of the Democratic Society Party in Turkey
- Abdullah Öcalan, one of the founders of PKK.
- Murat Karayilan, acting leader of the PKK.
- Selim Sadak, Kurdish politician, MP in Turkey and Mayor of Şırnak.
- Osman Öcalan, one of the founders of PKK.
- Leyla Zana, human-rights activist and the first Kurdish woman MP in Turkey.
- Aysel Tuğluk, Kurdish rights activist and MP in Turkey from 2007 to 2009.
- Nalin Pekgul, former member of Swedish Parliament.
- Osman Baydemir, current mayor of Diyarbakır, Turkey.
- Nurettin Demirtaş, member of the DTP and MP in Turkey.
- Sebahat Tuncel, Member of the Turkish National Assembly.
- Feleknas Uca, Yazidi-Kurd and MEP for the left German Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).
[edit] Sports people
- Eren Derdiyok, Kurdish/Swiss footballer.
[edit] Syria
- Zaradachet Hajo, Kurdish linguist and academic.
- Şahînê Bekirê Soreklî, Kurdish writer, poet and translator.
- Cankurd, Kurdish writer and poet.
- Keça Kurd, poet, writer and linguist.
[edit] Azerbaijan
- Shamil Asgarov, poet, researcher on the history and culture of the Kurds in Azerbaijan, translator.
[edit] Armenia
- Ordikhan Jalil, academic and linguist
- Jalile Jalil, Historian and Kurdologist.
- Eskerê Boyîk, Kurdish poet.
- Nado Makhmudov, Kurdish writer and public figure.
- Tosine Rashid, Kurdish writer.
- Tamure Khalil, translator and journalist.
- Amar Suloev, Yezidi mixed martial artist.
[edit] References
- ^ N. Pope, H. Pope, Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey, Overlook Press, 1998 ISBN 1-58567-096-0, 9781585670963, p.254
