Born in 1927 in the village of Argush, affiliated with the Sherwan Mazn sub-district in the Mergasor district of Erbil province, he was proficient in the Kurdish and Arabic languages.
Struggle HistoryOn May 23, 1947, he accompanied General Mustafa Barzani towards the Soviet Union and participated in the Battle of Qotur and the Battle of Maku Bridge. After much hardship and fatigue, on June 18, 1947, he crossed the Aras River, which is located on the border between Iran and the Soviet Union, into the Soviet Union.
After arriving in the Soviet Union, on June 19, 1947, along with all his companions, they were placed in the city of Nakhchivan in the Republic of Azerbaijan for forty days in an open-air compound surrounded by barbed wire. They were guarded by a group of soldiers and were treated like prisoners of war in terms of food, clothing, and movement. Later, by the decision of the Soviet government, they were distributed among the regions of Aghdam, Lachin, Ayolakh, and Kalbajar in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
After staying for six months in the Soviet Union, he returned to South Kurdistan with three of his companions named Rashid Aziz Hamid, Zero Aziz, and Jam Ali Jam. Due to his participation in the journey towards the Soviet Union, he was arrested by the Iraqi government in the village of Argush and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He was released after six years and seven months in Mosul prison.
In the year 1964, he participated in the Aylul Revolution and participated in the battles. On July 31, 1983, during the Barzani Anfal operation, he and his brother, Piro Sanjo (1925-1983), were disappeared by the Iraqi government in the Harir complex.
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