Martyr Khanawdal Hussein Hamad was born in the Year 1935 in the town of Sidekan, belonging to Erbil province. He was a villager and engaged in farming. He was literate and had started a married life.
In the Year 1961, through teacher Hamid Afandi he established a relationship with the organizations of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and was an active person. He was arrested several times by the security agencies of the Iraq regime and sent to Kirkuk and Baghdad, but after his release, he continued his secret party organizational work. On September 19, 1982, the Ba'ath regime announced a curfew in the town of Sidekan, belonging to Erbil province. That same night, he was shot by the armed men of the Iraq regime and was martyred immediately.
Source:Archive of the Encyclopedia Board of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.