About Qadir Dîlan
Lived 1929 – 1999 (aged 69–70). Qadir Dîlan was an artist.
Background Qadir is the son of Mullah Ahmed Dilan, son of Mullah Qadir Shawkhwen, was born on 24 March 1930 in Goyzha neighborhood of Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region. His father was a prominent religious man. In the autumn of 1964, he fell in love with a Czech girl named Auna. In 1965, he married her and they had a son named Aram and a daughter named Barbara.
Death In 1998, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer and underwent unsuccessful surgery in Prague in the Czech Republic. He died on 18 March 1999. On 22 March 1999, buried in the Olšany Cemetery in Prague. On 22 September 2011, his body was returned to Sulaymaniyah on the orders of Hero Ibrahim Ahmed.
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Who was Qadir Dîlan?
Kurdish singer and musician
When was Qadir Dîlan born?
Qadir Dîlan was born in 1929 in Sulaymaniyah.
When did Qadir Dîlan die?
Qadir Dîlan died on 18 March 1999.
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Qadir Dîlan was an artist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Qadir Dîlan. https://biography.guide/qadir-dilan/
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