He was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, into a Kurdish family.
From his school years, he dreamed of becoming an actor.
During his military service, he worked for two years in the army theatre and co‑wrote the comedy On Duty Out of Turn with the playwright Zatsepin.
He enrolled in a theatrical school, worked at the Russian Youth Theatre (TYuZ), and acted in a drama theatre.
In 1979, in Tbilisi, he founded a Kurdish theatre, which existed for about 14 years. During this time, 13 plays were staged.
Since 1994, he continued his work in Moscow. In 2007, he managed to revive the theatre group—the Kurdish theatre “Medea” (Midia). The play Cursed by God was created and was shown at the 5th International Festival of National Theatres in Moscow.