Salih Omar Mustafa was born in 1940 in the village of Bedud in the Mergasor district of Erbil province. He was married, and in Year 1961, he joined the Aylul Revolution and participated in the battles of Mount Matin, Gali Zawita, the feat of Lomana, the village of Brifka, Mount Atrosh, Meriba, Khort and Dakan, Sharman and Mount Akre, Kani Masi, and Mount Pirs (1961-1963), and the battles of Sartak, Goraz, Garawi Omar Agha, Rezan, and Belul, and during that period he was wounded twice.
In 1975, after the collapse of the Aylul Revolution he became a refugee in the country of Iran, and after the success of the revolution of the peoples of Iran on February 10, 1979, he once again joined the Gulan Revolution and became a Battalion Commander, and later, due to his competence, he became a Force Commander. He participated in many of the battles and clashes of the Gulan Revolution with the Iraq army, including the battles of Meroz, Rezan, Kherazok, Kani Rash, and Sidekan.
Salih Omar Mustafa was martyred on November 31, 1983, during an attack on the enemy's positions at Garawi Sark and Sari Talaw, after the destruction of the Iraq army's positions and the achievement of that objective.
Sources:1- Khabat Newspaper, issue 556-557, March and April Year 1985, p. 3.
2- Archive of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Encyclopedia Board.