Al-Zahawi: (1863-1936! ) (1219-1355) Jamil b Muhammed Faidi al-Zahawi was born of Kurdish parents from the Baban tribe but his ancestors were the descendants of the famous Arab leader Khalid b'l Walid and they had married in a Kurdish family. His father was the Mufti of Baghdad. He was called al-Zahawi because his grandfather had lived at the village of Zahaw. It is situated in the north of Iraq. The poet was born in Baghdad in June 1863/1279.