Mustafa Faraj (1935 – June 1974), was a prominent member of the Peshmerga, in northern Iraq during the Kurdish prolonged warfare with the Iraqi Government armed forces in their struggle for self-ruled northern Iraq.Born in the village of Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan. His mother died while he was still a child. His father remairied. His father wouldn't take care of him, Mustafa Faraj left his home.