فرهاد پیربال

فرهاد پیربال

Farhad Pirbal (born 1961) is a Kurdish writer and academic. He was born in the city of Hewlêr (Arbil) in Iraqi Kurdistan. He studied Kurdish language and literature in the University of Salahadin in Arbil. In 1986, he left Kurdistan for France. He continued his studies in University of Sorbonne in the field of Kurdish literature and Iranian studies. After going back to Iraqi Kurdistan, in 1994, he established the Sharafkhan Badlisi cultural center.

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