Sarwar Sarkhosh

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{{short description|Hazara nationalist}}

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{{nq|سرور سرخوش}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth year|1942}}

| birth_place = Urozgan Province (now in Daykundi Province), Afghanistan

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| death_date = {{Death year and age|1983|1942}}

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| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| instrument = Dambura, Ghaychak

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{{Hazara people}}

Sarwar Sarkhosh (Dari: {{nq|سرور سرخوش}}) was an ethnic Hazara renowned singer and a nationalist in Afghanistan. He was the older brother of Dawood Sarkhosh, a celebrated singer known for his contributions to Hazara music.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hazarapeople.com/2014/12/25/the-hazara-nationalism-in-music-and-historical-literature/|title=The Hazara Nationalism: in Music and Historical Literature|website=hazarapeople.com|date=24 December 2014 |access-date=20 October 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldhazaracouncil.org/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%8C-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%B4%D9%85-%D9%82%D8%B4%D8%B1%DB%8C/|title=سرور سرخوش، هنرمندی که قربانی خشم قشری گری شد {{!}} پايگاه اینترنتي شوراي جهاني هزاره|website=www.worldhazaracouncil.org|language=fa-IR|access-date=20 October 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sarwarsarkhosh.com/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B4/|title=زندگینامه زنده یاد شهید سرور سرخوش – شهید سرور سرخوش|website=sarwarsarkhosh.com|language=fa-IR|access-date=20 October 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan-44655589|title=جشنواره دمبوره بامیان: نکوداشت نوازنده‌ای که 'به خاطر هنرش' کشته شد|last=تابش|first=قنبرعلی|date=29 June 2018|work=BBC News فارسی|access-date=20 October 2018}}

Early life

Sarwar Sarkhosh was born in 1942 in Urozgan Province (now part of Daykundi Province), Afghanistan.

Death

In 1983, he traveled from his hometown of Uruzgan to Badghis. Shortly after returning, he was killed in a terrorist attack.

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