'Bearded Uncle', July 1, 1957 – January 25, 1985), was a Kurdish guerilla fighter and member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

[1][2][3] He was born in the village of Talaban near Kirkuk into a poor Sunni Kurdish family from the town of Chamchamal.

When asked of his other interests, she replied with a smile "He was totally focussed on defeating Saddam, of defending his brothers and sisters, and how he could gain independence and freedom for his country.

"[3] Shorof, during the 2018 interview, explained how Najmadin had died in an ambush following a skirmish with Iraqi soldiers near Laylan, Kirkuk Governorate.

Shorof recounted that as Najmadin was returning from the skirmish, a Kurdish agent working with the Iraqi government invited him to the spy's house.