Jawhar Ghafur Ismail, known as (Jawhar Agha Ghafur Agha Liwzha), was born in 1928 in the village of Liwzha in the Nawdasht sub-district of the Qaladize district, Sulaymaniyah Governorate. He completed his primary education in the city of Ranya. He was married and had six sons.
In 1961, he joined the Peshmerga Forces of the Aylul Revolution and formed a force with his relatives. In 1970, he received the rank of Head of Branch in the Kawa Force. In 1974, he was made a battalion commander and participated in the battles of Kewarash, Darwa Kotar, Rishwan, Halsho, and Ashi Zada.
In 1975, after the collapse of the Aylul Revolution, he returned to his village. In 1976, he rejoined the Peshmerga Forces of the Gulan Revolution, and he was at the foot of Qandil with Ali Ko, Ahmad Nabi, Ali Kurda, and Malla Sheikh Muhammad. In 1977, they confronted the Iraqi Army and fought a fierce battle, in which several of their Peshmerga were martyred. After that battle, his wife and six of his sons were arrested by the Iraqi regime and imprisoned in Samawa for a year.
In 1977, he left the Peshmerga service and moved his family to Erbil. In 1987, he rejoined the Peshmerga Forces, and on August 17, 1987, he carried out an activity with 50 Peshmerga. In November 1987, he became a refugee in Iran and settled in the village of Amanja in Piranshahr. In 1991, after the popular uprising of Southern Kurdistan, he returned and participated in the uprising.
On August 16, 1996, on the Golden Jubilee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, due to the services he had provided, he was awarded the Barzani Medal by President Masoud Barzani.
Source:1- Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.