Ghulamsakhi Alizada was born in Afghanistan where he earned a degree in economics from Aria University in Mazar-e-Sharif in 2013 BBA. He worked with a variety of German Human Rights organizations in Afghanistan from 2008-2013, work that led him to have to flee the country. He eventually settled in Hamburg, where he has become involved in performance and theater work, particularly with refugees. He is studying German and preparing for further study in arts management.