Jalal Malaksha ( Kurdish: جەلال مەلەکشا, 1951 – 31 October 2020) [1] was a Kurdish poet, [2] writer, political activist, translator and journalist from Eastern Kurdistan, Iran.
He wrote poetry in Kurdish ( Sorani) and Persian, and his poems have been translated into several languages. [1] [3] [4] Malaksha is considered one of the important Kurdish poets of the late 20th century in Iran. [5] [6] [7] He was born in Malekshan-e Olya, Kurdistan Province, and died in Sanandaj, aged 69. Malaksha was well known during his lifetime. In 2015 a gathering that was planned to be held in commemoration of his works was cancelled by Iranian police in Sanandaj. [8]
Jalal Malaksha ( Kurdish: جەلال مەلەکشا, 1951 – 31 October 2020) [1] was a Kurdish poet, [2] writer, political activist, translator and journalist from Eastern Kurdistan, Iran.
He wrote poetry in Kurdish ( Sorani) and Persian, and his poems have been translated into several languages. [1] [3] [4] Malaksha is considered one of the important Kurdish poets of the late 20th century in Iran. [5] [6] [7] He was born in Malekshan-e Olya, Kurdistan Province, and died in Sanandaj, aged 69. Malaksha was well known during his lifetime. In 2015 a gathering that was planned to be held in commemoration of his works was cancelled by Iranian police in Sanandaj. [8]