Biography

Felekedin Kakayi was born in 1943 in Kirkuk, he was a follower of the Yarsan religion and was from the Seyid Mustafa family of Yarsan Pirs, his father Seyid Sabir Seyid Hamudi (1907-1988) was a tribal leader and poet, in 1957 he was a middle school student in Kirkuk, in 1962 he finished high school in the scientific department, in 1962 he published his first short story in Kurdish in the Vin newspaper of Sulaymaniyah under the title (Xwazrawî Law), in 1964 he married Wasfiya Reshad Suleiman, in 1964 he began writing in Arabic for newspapers and magazines, in 1964 he entered the media department at the University of Baghdad, in 1966 he wrote his first novel in Arabic titled (Bîtaqet Yanesîb), which was published in 1967, in 1967 he dedicated several of his writings to environmental protection and became known as an activist in this field.

In the years 1975-1991 after the defeat of the September Revolution he went to Iran as a refugee and after the Kurdistan Uprising he returned to Kurdistan and settled in Erbil, at the end of 1985 he wrote the book (Gaddafi and the Kurdish issue) under the name Saber Ali Ahmed and it was ready for printing in 1986 and was published in 1986, at the end of 1989 he became the editor-in-chief of the Bang magazine, the organ of the Kurdistan Writers Union, from 15 to 17 November 1991 he was elected as deputy head of the Kurdistan Writers Union by the representatives of the seventh Congress of the Kurdish Writers Union (Congress of Freedom), in 1992 he became deputy head of the Kurdish Writers Union, in 1993 he published articles in the Arabic-language newspaper El-Mu'temr, on 26 September 1996 he was appointed as Minister of Culture in the third cabinet of the Kurdistan Region, on 20 December 1999 he took the oath before the Kurdistan Parliament and was appointed as Minister of Culture in the fourth cabinet, on Wednesday 04 July 2000 he opened the Mukriyani publishing house in Erbil, on Tuesday 30/12/2001 he participated in the second congress of the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate in Erbil, on 15 August 2001 he resigned from the post of Minister of Culture of the Kurdistan Region, on 15 August 2001 he was appointed as a Minister of the Region in the fourth cabinet, on Tuesday 31/12/2001 he participated in the second congress of the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate at the Media Hall in the city of Erbil, in April 2003 he became the owner of the Newşefaq magazine and the Basere newspaper, from April 2003 to February 2005 he was the editor-in-chief of the third issue of the Arabic-language newspaper El-Taxî, which had been published in Baghdad after the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein (1937-2006) who was known as Saddam Tikriti, in 2003 he was a representative of the general congress of Kurdistan journalists in Erbil, on 7 May 2006 he was appointed as Minister of Culture of the Kurdistan Region. In 2009 he was the editor-in-chief of the Turkyanasi magazine, in 2010 he was the head of the Kurdish-Turkish Brotherhood Association and the owner of the Turkyanasi magazine.

He passed away on Wednesday 31 July 2013 and was buried in Pirmam, he was fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, Turkmen, Persian and English.

Work History

Felekedin Kakayi joined the General Union of Iraqi Students in 1957, in 1960 he was active in the Kirkuk Farmers Union of the Iraqi Communist Party, in 1960 he worked with the Military Committee of the Iraqi Communist Party in Kirkuk, in 1965 he joined the ranks of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in 1967 he began working as a reporter and writer in the Arabic newspaper El-Taxî under the names (A.Pirşeng), Xidir Resho and Helac, which was published in Baghdad by the Kurdistan Democratic Party, on Monday 22 May 1967 he published an article under his own name in the Arabic newspaper El-Taxî, in the same year he published an article under the name El-Helac, in 1967 he was arrested by the Iraqi authorities, in 1967 he joined the ranks of the Peshmerga Forces, in 1970 he was the editorial secretary of the El-Taxî newspaper, in 1972 he became a member of the Arabic section of the (Shems Kurdistan) magazine, in 1972 he was awarded by Idris Mustafa Sheikh Muhammad (1944-1987), who is also known as Idris Barzani, to commemorate his work and the importance of his life, on 31 March 1974 as editorial secretary he signed a petition and condemned the occupation of the headquarters of the El-Taxî and Brayatî newspapers which had been occupied by the Iraqi authorities, in 1974 he joined the ranks of the Peshmerga Forces, on 18 April 1974 he represented the Peace Palace Congress of the Kurdish Writers Union near the town of Choman in Erbil province, in 1974 he was the editor-in-chief of the Voice of Kurdistan radio.

In 1979, he was a member of the Supervisory Committee of the Ninth Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in 1979 he was elected by the representatives of the ninth congress as a member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), at the end of 1979 he wrote news, articles and reports in Arabic and Kurdish for Dengê Kurdistanê under the name Sabir, in 1980 he was the head of the media department of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in 1981 he taught methodology courses in the seventh session of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Cadre Institute in the village of Rajan in East Kurdistan to students, from 1981-1991 he was a member of the editorial board and later editor-in-chief of Xebat newspaper, the organ of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) during the mountain period, in 1985 he became a member of the Political Bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), on 16 July 1985 he was appointed as the head of the media department and a member of the relations department, from 30 October 1985 to 3 April 1986 he was a teacher of the COD Front and the drafts and flags of countries in the eighth session of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Cadre Institute in the village of Rajan in East Kurdistan, in 1986 he became a member of the Association of Democratic Writers, Journalists and Artists of Iraq, in 1988 he was elected as the first head of the media bureau of the Kurdistan Front, in 1989 he was elected by the representatives of the Tenth Congress as a member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in 1989 he wrote articles in the Xebat (Al-Nidal) newspaper, the organ of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, under the name Saber Ahmed, on 13 January 1990 he was appointed as the head of Kurdistan relations of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and head of the media department of the KDP.

In 1991, he was appointed by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Kurdistan National Council elections, from 16 December 1991 to 18 February 1992 he was a teacher of media and human rights in the ninth session of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Cadre Institute in the town of Pirmam in Erbil province, in 1991 he was a member of the election committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) for the Kurdistan National Council elections, in 1992 he became a member of the Kurdistan National Council on the list of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, on 7 July 1992 he was a member of the Culture Committee and Head of the Relations Committee of the Kurdistan National Council (first term), on 22 July 1992 he was appointed as the Acting Head of the Yellow Faction of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in the Kurdistan National Council, on Sunday 16 August 1992 he published an article in the Xebat newspaper, the organ of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, from 1993-2001 he was the Editor-in-Chief of Xebat newspaper, the organ of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in 1993 he was a member of the Preparatory Committee of the Eleventh Congress, in 1993 he became the head of the proposals and resolutions committee of the eleventh congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party – Unified, on 22 August 1993 he was elected by the representatives of the Eleventh Congress as a member of the Central Committee of Inspection and Supervision of the Kurdistan Democratic Party – Unified, from 1993-2001 he was the editor-in-chief of Xebat newspaper, the organ of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) for the period of open struggle, on Monday 18 October 1993, in the presence of the Central Committee of Inspection and Supervision, by President Masoud Barzani and were welcomed.

In 1997, he gave a seminar on Kurdish parties to the students of the tenth session of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Cadre Institute in Erbil, on 23 September 1997 he resigned from his membership in the Kurdistan National Council.

In the spring of 1999, he was appointed as the head of the preparatory committee of the twelfth congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and later as a member of the supervision committee of the twelfth congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), in 1999 he was an advisor to the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), on 15 May 1999, due to his struggle in the September Revolution, Gulan Revolution, the Uprising of Southern Kurdistan and the era of governance, by President Masoud Barzani he was awarded the medal of the Immortal Barzani.

In 2002, he was appointed as a member of the High Committee for the 100th anniversary of the Immortal Barzani, on 12 November 2002 he was appointed as a member of the Preparatory Committee for Elections in the Kurdistan National Council, from 3 to 5 November 2002, together with President Masoud Barzani he participated in the Hejar Mukriyani congress which was organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil.

From his works:

  1. Biteqet Yansib (First Edition - 1967), (Second Edition - 2008).

  2. A Brief of Kurdish Theater – 1984.

  3. Doni Aram (1st edition 1984), (2nd edition 2007), translated from Persian to Kurdish from the writing of the Russian novelist Mikhail Sholokhov.

  4. on reading in Kurdistan and in the mountains – 1985.

  5. Masirat al-amal al-jabha'i lil-hizb al-dimuqrati al-kurdistani – al-Iraq (1975 - 1988) - 1988.

  6. The Caravan of Front Work – 1985.

  7. Kayfa Allamuna al-hiqd – 1985.

  8. An al-ta'lim fi Kurdistan al-Iraq – 1986.

  9. A people without a newspaper - 1988.

  10. Sha'bun bila sahifa yawmiya – 1988.

  11. Al-Damir - 1998, Part two.

  12. Al-Qadhafi wal qadiya al-kurdiya - (Mountain Edition - 1989), (First Edition - 2008), (Second Edition - 2015), he published this work under the name Sabir Ali Ahmed and named the first part, (Second Edition - 1991), (Third Edition - 2008).

  13. Deftera Kaf - (First edition - 2001), (Second edition - 2013).

  14. In my own way, far from politics - (First edition - 2005), (Second edition - 2015).

  15. Al-Damir - 2007, Part one.

  16. Runahi Zerdeşt - (2008 Edition), (2nd Edition - 2011), (3rd Edition - 2015). In 2009, the translation of this work was published in Northern Kurdish in Amed.

  17. How they teach you to hate – 2010.

  18. Conscience and Freedom - (First Edition - 2007), (Second Edition - 2010), (Third Edition - 2015), Volume one.

  19. Conscience.

  20. Al-Bayt al-zujaji lil-sharq al-awsat - (1st Edition - 2010), (2nd Edition - 2015).

  21. Helacyat (Presence of Hallaj - First Edition - 2010), (Second Edition - 2015), was translated into Kurdish in 2014 by Sherzad Heini and published under the name Helajiyat.

  22. Celebration of Presence - (1st edition - 2010), (2nd edition - 2015).

  23. Awakening - (1st Edition - 2010), (2nd Edition - 2015).

  24. Mewtin El-nûr, (1st Edition - 2010), (2nd edition - 2015).

  25. Awareness - (1st edition - 2011), (2nd edition - 2015).

  26. Lehzet El-Hîkme - 2011. In 2014, it was translated into Kurdish under the title Moments of Wisdom by Sherzad Heini and published.

  27. Spiritual Revolution (1st Edition - 2010), (2nd Edition - 2012), (Third Edition - 2015), was translated into Kurdish in 2016 by Sherzad Heini under the title (Spiritual Coup) and published.

  28. Moments of Wisdom – 2014.

  29. The Complete Works - nine volumes - 2015.

  30. Collected Works - nine volumes - 2015.

  31. Hidden Secrets (1st Edition - 2015), (2nd Edition - 2016).

  32. Lîmen teftehu El-Ezhar? (1st Edition 2012), (2nd Edition, 2015), was translated into Kurdish in 2016 under the title For Whom Do Flowers Bloom?

  33. Happy Birthday Rajan Idris – 2016.

  34. Politics and Philosophy – 2019.

  35. Kurdistan and Neighboring Countries – 2019.

  36. Notebook of the Earth.

Source:

  1. Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.

  2. Berhem Ali and Rebwar Mohammed, The Fourth Cabinet and a Brighter Horizon for the Future of Kurdistan, Biryati Newspaper, Organ of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, issue 2995, Erbil, Tuesday, 21.12.1999, pages 5-6.

  3. Under the care of the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate holds its second conference, Hamrin Newspaper, Media of the Feyli Kurds Association, Issue 18, Erbil, January 2001, page 1.

  4. Hamid Gawhari, Barzani Medal, the highest award, book 1, second edition, (Erbil - Barzani Charity Foundation - 2019), pp. 191-193.

  5. Sefer Jajoki, Falakadin Kakayi, Peshmerga and Politician, Xebat Newspaper Issue (4853), 5/8/2015.