About Shami Kermashani
Lived 1917 – 1984 (aged 66–67). Shami Kermashani was an Iranian literary scholar and poet.
Shami Kermashani (, ), also known as Shamurad Mushtaq (1927–November 23, 1984), was a famous Kurdish poet from the city of Kermanshah, Iran, also known as Iranian Kurdistan. He has composed most of his poems in Southern Kurdish dialect. He became blind at the age of four because of smallpox.
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Who was Shami Kermashani?
Kurdish poet (1917–1984)
When was Shami Kermashani born?
Shami Kermashani was born in 1917 in Kermanshah.
When did Shami Kermashani die?
Shami Kermashani died on 23 November 1984 in Kermanshah.
What was Shami Kermashani's occupation?
Shami Kermashani was a literary scholar and poet.
What nationality was Shami Kermashani?
Shami Kermashani was Iranian.
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