Jalal Malaksha (, 1951 – 31 October 2020)Prominent Kurdish poet Jalal Malaksha passes away at 69 , kurdpress, retrieved November 1, 2020. was an Iranian Kurdish poet,A Critical Analysis of Major Sources on Rhetorical Figures in Kurdish Language, paper by SEYYED AHMAD PARSA. Page8. writer, political activist, translator and journalist.

Career He wrote poetry in Kurdish (Sorani) and Persian, and his poems have been translated into several languages. Malaksha is considered one of the important Kurdish poets of the late 20th century in Iran. He was born in Malekshan-e Olya, Kurdistan Province, and died in Sanandaj, aged 69. Malaksha was well known during his lifetime. In 2015 a gathering that was planned to be held in commemoration of his works was cancelled by Iranian police in Sanandaj.

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