Jalal Malaksha

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.

Career

He wrote poetry in Kurdish (Sorani) and Persian, and his poems have been translated into several languages.[1][3] Malaksha is considered one of the important Kurdish poets of the late 20th century in Iran.[4][5][6] 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.[7]

References
  1. Prominent Kurdish poet Jalal Malaksha passes away at 69, kurdpress, retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. A Critical Analysis of Major Sources on Rhetorical Figures in Kurdish Language, paper by SEYYED AHMAD PARSA. Page8.
  3. "جەلال مەلەکشا کۆچی دوایی کرد". RojNews. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "درگذشت جلال ملکشا، شاعر کرد ایرانی". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  5. www.rudaw.net https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iran/011120201. Retrieved 2020-11-03. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. www.kurdistan24.net https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/29eeefc1-e9df-4961-ba33-3288a564d93e. Retrieved 2020-11-03. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "ممانعت ماموران انتظامی از برگزاری بزرگداشت جلال ملکشاه شاعر کُرد در سنندج". IranWire | خانه (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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