Gailan Mustafa was born in 1963 in the city of Shaqlawa. His level of literacy was intermediate, his profession was a barber, and he was single. His mother's name was Fatima Taha, and he had four brothers named Muhammad Mustafa, Farhang Mustafa, Gailan Mustafa, and Behzad Mustafa, and Khadija Mustafa, Fakhriya Mustafa, and Suham Mustafa are the names of his three sisters.
Struggle RecordMustafa Muhammad, Gailan's father, was a Peshmerga of the Aylul Revolution and had a direct relationship with Mullah Gharib. Later, in 1980, his father established a base for organizational work and became affiliated with Wasta Yunis of the Shaqlawa region. Gailan Mustafa became a good and trusted assistant to his father for organizational work, writing and delivering letters, and distributing party publications within Shaqlawa. In 1987, his father played a high role in organizing and supervising the Shaqlawa demonstration. Later, it was exposed, and he and his children were arrested by the Erbil Security, and their house was blown up. After staying in prison for a while, Gailan and his father were executed by hanging, and the other members of his family were released.
Source:Archive of the Encyclopedia Board of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.