He was graduated from high school in 1978, receiving a diploma of literature.
As to the revolutionary atmosphere of Iran in 1979 and the universities being closed for the coming four years he could not continue his studies. He began his literary career by writing Sorani-Kurdish short stories and writing essays on the art of fiction. He has published three collection of short stories and three novels in Kurdish as well as translating a number of world short stories and literary essays into Kurdish.
In 2005 Ata Nahai was awarded the Aras prize for Kurdish literature.
He was also awarded the Ahmad Hardi Prize for Creativity in Sulaymaniyah in 2008.
