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Mohammad Mamle, Mihemmed Mamlê, Mohammad mameli (Kurdish: محەممەدی ماملێ, 1925 – January 23, 1999) was one of the most prominent and legendary Kurdish singers and folklorists, whose artistic legacy deeply enriched Kurdish music and vocal traditions, particularly in the Mukriyan region.
Mohammad Mamle was born in 1925 in the "Khirre" district of Mahabad, Iranian Kurdistan. His father, Saeid Mamle, and his elder brother, Huseyn Mamle, were both renowned for their fine voices and were his earliest musical mentors. Saeid Mamle had a close and profound artistic relationship with the classical Kurdish poet Wafaei, which laid the foundation for a unique genre of Kurdish vocal styling known as "Wafaei's songs," meticulously preserved and passed down through generations of the Mamle family. Mohammad completed his primary education at the Pahlavi and Sa'adat schools in Mahabad.
Mamle recorded his first song in 1938 and maintained a prolific artistic career spanning 54 years until 1992, during which he recorded more than 360 songs. In 1942, he traveled through Qalatadiza to Iraqi Kurdistan, where he recorded several memorable pieces in Sulaymaniyah with the Mawlawi Music Ensemble.
Living through a turbulent social and political era with scarce formal musical infrastructure, Mamle largely collaborated with traditional regional musicians—such as Biok Shakouri, Aziza Kweyr, Mashhadi Mammad, and others—to preserve and perform Kurdish folk melodies. He performed poetry by renowned Kurdish literary figures and classical poets, including Wafaei, Hemin, Hejar, Mawlawi Tawagozi, Goran, and Rahman Ghazi, alongside rich local folklore collected with the help of regional authorities in art and literature like Seman Shawali. His extensive repertoire ranges from classical Wafaei renditions and local folklore to shared regional melodies and original compositions that he crafted to protect and celebrate the Kurdish language.
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Known for his gentle demeanor, humility, and active involvement in his community, Mamle's home was always open to fellow citizens, and he deeply engaged in the social and cultural life of Mahabad. He was married three times and had nine children (seven sons and two daughters). His son, Wirya Mamle, is a prominent Kurdish author known for writing the influential book *Kurdbun*. Another son, Rahim (Nejat), was executed by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1983 at the age of 17 following severe imprisonment.
Mamle passed away on January 23, 1999 (Bahman 3, 1377 AP) in Mahabad after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer's disease. His funeral drew massive crowds of devoted fans, poets, and admirers who carried his casket through the city to the "Budaq Sultan" cemetery (Poets' Hill), where he was laid to rest with traditional drumming and immense public reverence.
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| Born | 1 June 1925 Mahabad - Iran |
| Died | 23 January 1999 (aged 73) |
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Muhammad Mamle (Kurdish: محەممەد ماملێ, romanized: Mihemed Mamlê; 1 June 1925 – 23 January 1999) was a Kurdish musician and singer. He sang, wrote and renewed many Kurdish folkloric songs. He is regarded as an influential and important figure among the Kurds and others.
He died on 23 January 1999 at the age of 73 in the city of Mehabad, and was buried in the Budak Sultan Cemetery. His son Abdullah Mamlê is also a professional singer.
He is known for singing Kurdish poetries, especially Hêmin Mukriyanî’s poems. One of his famous songs is “Bilwêrî Şiwan”.
January is a significant month for Kurdistan. It is considered a time of national identity building. The people of Kurdistan celebrate January 2 as the establishment of the Independent Kurdistan Republic in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. However, in January 1999, a tragic incident occurred, which overshadowed the joy of the masses. On January 3, Mehemed Mamlê, a Kurdish national artist, passed away. He was a loyal and dedicated servant of the nation who had taken up the honorary weapon of Pêşmerge. His death was an opportunity for the Kurdish people living in Iran to express their anger against the criminal system of the Islamic Republic. The streets of Mehabad were filled with people, who carried Mamle's body on their shoulders, chanted national slogans, and showed their position against an oppressive regime. The tomb of the poets and artists of Mehabad became the resting place of Mamlê's body, where he could look at the beautiful procession of Kurdishness from Budaq Sultan alongside his loved ones and his people.
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