Mr. Khalili Saddiq, son of Haji Mohammad Saddiq, was born in 1309 (1930) in Mahabad, in a wealthy family. While studying in primary school in Mahabad, Mr. Khalil spent most of his leisure time in the village of Tazeqala near Naghdeh, which was their property.
Mr. Khalil was just sixteen years old when the political situation in the country changed completely and the republic was established in Mahabad. He was obviously too young to play a significant role in the republic. However, he was an active member of the Democratic Party Youth Committee.
It was at this time that the Soviet Union had signed a military and economic treaty with Mahabad through the Republic of Azerbaijan and met their demands. Mr. Khalil was one of the young men who was later selected to go to Baku to continue his studies.
In the last days of April 1943, he arrived in Baku with a group of journalists and began studying at the Salyansky Officer's University, which was commanded by Malchanov. However, the short life of the republic did not allow these students to stay in Baku for more than seven months and they were forced to return to Mahabad.
Obviously, the circumstances and power of Mr. Khalil's family were able to protect him from the danger of arrest and deportation, so that he could continue his life normally. But like most of his commrades, he was always under surveillance by the Iranian police and intelligence agencies. The period after his return from Baku gave him the opportunity to meet with the people again and talk about their dreams, thoughts, beliefs, and experiences. Some of Mr. Khalil's followers included Rahmani Qazi, Fatahi Kavian, Hashemi Nanavazadegan, Azizi Nanavazadegan, Suleimani Mo'ini, Jalil Gadani, Hashemi Fidaei and Mohammad Mamle.
In 1962, Mr. Khalil and Fatma Khanum, the same Kurdish girl whom Mr. Khalil talks to in a bouquet of flowers for Sit Fatma, began their marriage. He remained faithful to her till the end.
Mr. Khalili Sadiqi was employed in 1953 at Radio Mahabad, which was the only radio station in Mahabad and surrounding villages. A group of Kurdish artists, such as Sayed Rahimi Quraishi, Braimi Afkhami and Biyuk Khanbagh, ran the radio and organized its programs. Mr. Khalil performed several songs with a simple orchestra on this radio.
Mr. Khalil's two years of military service in Sina in 1954 and 1955 was a good opportunity for him to collaborate with the Kurdish Radio Orchestra of Sina, which was established in the same year, and to meet talented artists such as Bahaaddin Nowrozi Obaid Khalqi, Hikmat Nabavi, Mohammad Lutfi, Awsat Ibrahimi Rangrez and Braimi Ziaposh, and then in later years with the great artist Mazhar Khalqi. These songs that Mr. Khalil recorded on Radio Sanaa include: Book Maryam, Fatemeh, Barhelbena and Lankoli.
Other works of Mr. Khalil, most of which have been recorded in Majlis, include Dragon, Train, Don't Cry, Those Eyes That Are Addicted to Nazn, Aishile Nazanine and some other folk songs.
Mr. Khalili Sadiqi passed away on January 24, 1970 at the age of 39 in Sher-e-Khurshid Hospital in Mahabad, and he was buried in the same city.[1]