About Hariq
Lived 1856 – 1909 (aged 52–53). Hariq was a poet.
Hariq or Hariqi (1856-1909) (Kurdish:Herîq or Herîqî) is the pen name of Mala Saleh the classic Kurdish poet.
Life He was born in Ziwyie (a village near Suleimanieh). He studied the Fiqh and Islamic Sciences in his home town, Penjwen and Mukriyan. Then became one of the disciples of Naqshbandi tariqa. He passed out and buried in Mahabad.
Hariq's poetry Hariqi has written lyric and mystic poems in Kurdish and Persian. The bulk of his poems are in the form of ghazal. He is most influenced by Nalî, Mawlawi Tawagozi, among Kurdish poets.
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Who was Hariq?
Iraqi Kurdish poet
When was Hariq born?
Hariq was born in 1856.
When did Hariq die?
Hariq died in 1909 in Mahabad.
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Hariq was a poet.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hariq. https://biography.guide/hariq/
MLA: "Hariq." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hariq/.
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