Dilshad Meriwani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dilshad Meriwani

Iraqi poet and writer

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1947

Place of Birth: Slemani, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1989

Profession: poet, translator, journalist, school teacher, stage actor

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dilshad Meriwani (born March 28, 1947- died March 13, 1989) 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.