Dildar (poet)

Dildar
Dildar in 1944
Born
Yûnis Reuf or Yûnis Mele Reûf

(1918-02-20)20 February 1918
Died20 October 1948(1948-10-20) (aged 30)
Literary movementClassicism
Notable worksEy Reqîb

Dildar (Kurdish: دڵدار, romanizedDildar, pronounced [dɪlˈdaːɾ]), born Yunis Reuf (Kurdish: یوونس ڕەئووف, romanizedYûnis Mele Reûf; 20 February 1918 – 20 October 1948), was a Kurdish poet and political activist, best known for writing the Kurdish national anthem Ey Reqîb.