Ghader Abdollahzadeh was an Iranian musician. Born in village of Kulij in northwestern Iran, was one of the best known Kurdish traditional musicians. He played shimshal/ney, a Kurdish traditional music instrument. He started to play shimshal (Ney) as a young and homeless man aiming to earn his daily bread. He played on the streets for an unknown number of years until he was an old man and was filmed by a journalist which was published as a documentary. He was known for the long tones he could create and to play for hours without holding breaks.