Hijri Dede

Mahmud ibn Ali ibn Naziri, known by his pen name Hijri Dede (1881 - 11 December 1952) was an Iraqi Turkmen poet and writer.[1]

He wrote primarily in Turkish, but also wrote in Persian and Kurdish. He has worked in translation and history writing as well. The poet was usually secretive about his religious beliefs and practices: when asked by outsiders, he would often claim to be Orthodox Sunni or, sometimes, Twelver Shi'a.

He was born in Kirkuk and raised by a Yarsani family. He worked as a teacher in Kirkuk and Baghdad. In 1927, he was assigned to manage Jaridat al Karkuk, after which he was appointed health inspector in the municipality department in 1928. Dede passed away in his hometown in 1952 according to sources.[2]