Jiyar Jahan Fard is a Kurdish writer and activist from Kermanshah who writes in Kalhori Kurdish. He was forced into exile for expressing and publishing his beliefs and endured imprisonment and torture. He now resides in Germany.
His works include several collections of short stories and novels. Jahan Fard is recognized as a prominent figure who documents and publishes Kurdish folklore and cultural heritage in Iran. His book The Shadeless Border sheds light on the issues faced by Kurdish citizens due to the Iraq-Iran border, which has separated Kurdish people from each other.
Jiyar Jahan Fard is a member of PEN and lives in Munich as a Writer-in-Exile fellow from 2018 to 2021.