Dilshad Meriwani
Poet and writer
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| Intro | Poet and writer | |
| is | Poet Actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature | |
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| Death | 13 March 1989 |
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Dilshad Meriwani (born March 28, 1947) was an influential Kurdish poet, actor, writer, songwriter, and film director as well as a historian and activist who was executed by the Iraqi government during Saddam Hussein era on March 13, 1989 for teaching Kurdish language in Latin alphabets. He was born in the city of Sulaimani in Iraqi Kurdistan.