He began religious studies in early childhood, but was forced to abandon it when he lost his father at the age of 17.

He was involved in the Kurdish movement led by Qazi Muhammad and was appointed as one of the official poets of the Republic of Mahabad in 1946.

In Iraq, he became involved in the nationalist movement led by Mustafa Barzani, with whom he developed a close friendship.

In 1975, after the defeat of the movement, he moved back to Iran, and settled in the city of Karaj, where he lived until his death on February 22, 1990.

One of Hejar's most beloved poems, "Forever a Kurd," translated into English by Tyler Fisher and Haidar Khezri, appears in Essential Voices: Poetry of Iran and Its Diaspora (Green Linden Press, 2021), p. 133.