Tahir Tewfiq

Tahir Tewfiq (Kurdish: تایەر تۆفیق‎, Arabic: طاهر توفیق‎‎, also Tayer Tofiq) (1922–1987) was a popular Kurdish musician and singer. He was born in the city of Koya around Arbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan. He began singing at an early age, according to himself when he was attending primary school.