Background
Hejar was born in the city of boukan in north-western Iran. He began religious studies in early childhood, but was forced to abandon it when he lost his father at the age of 17.
Hejar was born in the city of boukan in north-western Iran. He began religious studies in early childhood, but was forced to abandon it when he lost his father at the age of 17.
This article is about the Kurdish poet. Foreign the feature film Hejar, see Hejar. He was also the brother of the late Kurdish politician Doctor Sadeq Sharafkandi (1938–1992).
Doctor Sharafkandi was the second General Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (PDKI).
He started writing poems in Kurdish around 1940.Through his readings, he came under the influence of famous Kurdish poets such as Malaye Jaziri, Ahmad Khani, Wafaei and Haji Qadir Koyi. He was involved in the Kurdish movement led by Qazi Muhammad and was appointed as one of the official poets of the Republic of Mahabad in 1947.
After the fall of the republic, he was forced into exile. Foreign about 30 years, he lived in different countries such as Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt.
In 1975, after the defeat of the movement, he moved back to Iran, and settled in the city of Karaj, where he lived until his death on February 22, 1990.
He is buried in Mahabad.