Qahtan al-Attar

Qahtan Salih Mahdi al-Kinani better known by his artistic name as Qahtan al-Attar is an Iraqi singer, songwriter, musician. He is known as el-Andaleeb el-Muhajer.

Early life

al-Attar was born in Ali al-Gharbi district, Maysan, Iraq on September 14, 1950. his family moved to Baghdad where he started his musical career in a talent show called ''rukn al-huwwat.''