Martyr Eli Mehmud Miradxan Keyani was born in 1945 in the village of Hesen Awa, affiliated with the Sirwan sub-district of Halabja province. The Immortal Barzani bestowed the name of the Kurdish mother upon Eli Mehmud's mother.
In 1959, he joined the secret organization of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. He was a member of the secret wing of the Shemerani force affiliated with the Xebat force. In 1961, he joined the Peshmerga forces of the September Revolution and became a Peshmerga in the Newroli Branch of the Shemeran force affiliated with the Xebat force of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
In 1963, he participated in the epic battles of Pirdi Zelm, the battle of Zozik mountain in the Diyana sub-district of Erbil province, and the battles of the Newroli area and the Shemerani area in Sulaymaniyah province. In 1964, he received the rank of Sergeant in the Newroli Branch of the Kurdistan Peshmerga forces.
In 1968, during one of the battles and responses to the Iraqi army's attack on the Sharazur plain, he was hit by a bullet and was martyred.
1. Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia