Kurdish most popular singer and famous Peshmerga member Hama Jaza
was born in 1949 in Sulaimaniya city, Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Mr. Jaza served Kurdish culture for nearly four decades as a most
prominent Kurdish singer. He got married at the age of 19 and had a
family of 6 children, 2 boys and 4 girls.
Since 1969 Jaza joined Kurdish liberation movement and spent many years in Kurdistan mountains as a Peshmerga member.
In the 1980s, he took part in the new revolution as a Peshmerga
member, and he played a great role in this revolution when he recorded
many national anthem and songs which encouraged Peshmerga members and
ignited their enthusiasm.
Then after Mr. Jaza along with his family moved to Europe and stayed
in Denmark. When the popular Kurdish uprising against Ba’ath regime
happened in 1991, he returned to Kurdistan and resided in Sulaymaniyah
city.
On 26th October 2009, the Ministry of Culture from Kurdistan Regional Government gave honor prize to Hama Jaza.
After many years of struggling with disease, unfortunately he was died on 1st October 2010 at the age of 61 years.
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