Name: Anwar
Father's name: Tahir Khadr
Nickname: Mullah Anwar
Anwar Tahir Khadr was born in 1941 in Koya, Kurdistan. He completed his primary and secondary education in Koya. In 1959, he moved to Baghdad to continue his studies and was admitted to the Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts. He was the first Kurdish student to study the Qanoon instrument academically at the Institute of Fine Arts. He was initially admitted to learn the clarinet, but could not continue because he was a heavy smoker. He later chose Qanoon. In 1962, he graduated from the institute and became an art teacher at Ghazal School in Kirkuk. In Kirkuk, he became a member of the Solav band and performed many activities there. He composed the music for singer Ali Aziz for the song Bo Aw Yare Lem Ziza by Ramazan Zamdar, as well as the song Har Tom Xosh Ewe by Ramazan Zamdar. While in the Solav band, he developed a strong friendship with Shawkat Rashid. He was arrested in Kirkuk in 1963 for nationalism and released after a while. He got married in Kirkuk in 1964 and had two sons and three daughters. After five years in Kirkuk, he returned to Koya in 1967 and taught art to children in his city. At the same time, he was an active member of the Bawaji Band of Koya. Mullah Anwar was a member of the Kurdish Fine Arts Revival Association in Koya, which later became the Bawaji Band of Koya. Mullah Anwar was one of the founding members. The band constantly performed songs and music in Koya and was considered one of the best bands in Kurdistan. In 1972, they were able to record 11 live songs in Baghdad Television Studio No. 2. When Mullah Anwar was a student at the Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts, he went to Kurdish Radio Baghdad with Zahir Mohammed to record music. At that time, any singer who came to the radio was tested by a committee consisting of Ali Mardan, Ahmad Khalil and Nazim Naim. Anwar Tahir was approved as a singer to record songs for him. On the same day, Abdullah Dilsoz was also approved. Anwar Tahir and Abdullah Dilsoz recorded several songs for the radio, composed by Zahir Mohammed.
Unfortunately, he passed away on 14-1-1996 and was buried in Koya cemetery.[1]