Masoud Barzani

Masoud Barzani
مه‌سعوود بارزانی
Barzani in 2005
President of Kurdistan Region
In office
14 June 2005 – 1 November 2017[1]
(Mandate expired on 19 August 2015)
Prime MinisterNechirvan Barzani
Barham Salih
Nechirvan Barzani
Vice PresidentKosrat Rasul Ali
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNechirvan Barzani
President of the Governing Council of Iraq
In office
1 April 2004 – 30 April 2004
LeaderPaul Bremer
Preceded byMohammad Bahr al-Ulloum
Succeeded byEzzedine Salim
Personal details
Born (1946-08-16) 16 August 1946 (age 78)
Mahabad, Imperial State of Iran
CitizenshipIraq, Turkey (1992–2003)[2]
Political partyKurdistan Democratic Party
Websitewww.masoudbarzani.krd/en/index/

Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: مه‌سعوود بارزانی, romanizedMesûd Barzanî;[3][4] born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017.

  1. ^ "The path to resignation of Masoud Barzani". TRT World. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Mesûd Barzanî: Mehmed Uzun di pêşdebirina çîroka kurdî de roleka diyar hebû" (in Kurdish). 11 October 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ "ژیاننامه‌ی سه‌رۆك مه‌سعود بارزانی" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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