Najmadeen Mala

Najmadeen Mala (1898–1962) was a Kurdish writer and teacher. Najmadeen was the son of Mullah Ghafur Mullah Ali. He worked in Raniya but moved to Halab in Syria.

Later, he returned to Sulaimani and founded a school, which he ran for 40 years. He also owned a book store.

Literary career

He had a weekly column called "Child Story" in the newspaper Zheen. He wrote biographies on notable figures and poets. He published more than 90 stories, most of them folkloric.

He wrote several valuable works on Kurdish history and literature. Najmadeen Mala died on April 23, 1962, and was buried on Azmar Mountain in Sulaimani.

References

• Kurdsat TV

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Name	Mala, Najmadeen
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Date of birth	1898
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Date of death	1962
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