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1st President of Iraqi Kurdistan
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| Assumed office June 14, 2005 |
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| Vice President | Kosret Eli Resul |
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| Born | August 16, 1946 Mahabad, Iran |
| Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Religion | Muslim |
Massoud Barzani (Kurdish: مهسعوود بارزانی, Mesûd Barzanî) (born August 16, 1946) is the President of the Autonomous Kurdish Government in Iraq and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Iraqi Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish: هه رێمى كوردستان Herêmi Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق, Iqlĩm Kurdistãn Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mahabad ( Persian: مهاباد Kurdish: مهاباد (Mahabad Mehabad or Mihabad also known by the alternative name سابلاخ Sablax) is a The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP (Partîya Demokrata Kurdistan (PDK was founded by Mustafa Barzani, Kurdish nationalist who fought numerous revolts against A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Kurdish language (Kurdish Kurdî or کوردی is a term used for the language spoken by Kurds. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG ( Kurdish: حكومه تى هه ريمى كوردستان Hikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan,) is the official ruling body For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP (Partîya Demokrata Kurdistan (PDK was founded by Mustafa Barzani, Kurdish nationalist who fought numerous revolts against Barzani was born in Mahabad, Iran, during the rule of the Republic of Mahabad. Mahabad ( Persian: مهاباد Kurdish: مهاباد (Mahabad Mehabad or Mihabad also known by the alternative name سابلاخ Sablax) is a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Republic of Mahabad ( Kurdish: Komarî Mehabad, Persian: جمهوری مهاباد) officially known as Republic of Kurdistan and established He has five sons and three daughters.
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Massoud Barzani succeeded his father, the former Kurdish nationalist leader Mustafa Barzani, as the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in 1979. Mustafa Barzani (مسته فا بارزانی ( March 14, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was a Kurdish Nationalist leader The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP (Partîya Demokrata Kurdistan (PDK was founded by Mustafa Barzani, Kurdish nationalist who fought numerous revolts against Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
In 1995, he requested help from the Iraqi government to capture the city of Arbil from the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led by the current President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, also a Kurd. Arbil (also written Erbil or Irbil; BGN: Arbīl; Kurdish: ههولێر Hewlêr The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK (est 1975 (یەکیتیا نیشتمانیا کوردستان is a Kurdish Political party in Iraqi Kurdistan. Jalal Talabani ( Kurdish: جه لال تاله بانی / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní جلال طالباني) (born November 12, 1933 Mr. Talabani obtained support from Iran in that struggle. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
Barzani led the KDP in establishing a government in Iraqi Kurdistan with the PUK. Iraqi Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish: هه رێمى كوردستان Herêmi Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق, Iqlĩm Kurdistãn Iraqi Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish: هه رێمى كوردستان Herêmi Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق, Iqlĩm Kurdistãn After the invasion of Iraq he became a member of the Iraqi Governing Council and was the president of the council in April 2004. The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC was the provisional government of Iraq from July 13, 2003 to June 1, He was elected as the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region by the Iraqi Kurdistan's Parliament in June 2005. Iraqi Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish: هه رێمى كوردستان Herêmi Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق, Iqlĩm Kurdistãn Iraqi Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish: هه رێمى كوردستان Herêmi Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق, Iqlĩm Kurdistãn [1]
Bibliography
- Massoud Barzani with Ahmed Ferhani (2004). Mustafa Barzani and the Kurdish Liberation Movement. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0312293161
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External links
- Kurdistan Regional Government website
- Profile of Barzani, kdp-ankara. org. tr
- CPJ protests jail term for Kurdish writer on defamation conviction, Committee to Protect Journalists, January 11, 2006. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ is an independent nonprofit organization based in New York New York, United States
- Kurdish writer is to be retried for the crime of defaming Masoud Barzani, Reuters, January 25, 2006. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson
- Eric Garris. Freedom of Speech, Kurdish-Style, Antiwar.com, January 25, 2006. Antiwarcom is an English-language Website containing News and Opinion pieces related to Wars throughout the world from a Libertarian
- 2002 BBC profile
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