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Masoud Barzani
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Masoud Barzani is a Kurdish political and military leader who served as the first president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region from 2005 to 2017. He matters because he played a central role in establishing and leading the autonomous Kurdish government in northern Iraq during a critical period of the country's modern history.
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Nechirvan Barzani , Barham Salih , Nechirvan Barzani
- Vice president
- Kosrat Rasul Ali
- Preceded by
- Position established
- Succeeded by
- Nechirvan Barzani
- Leader
- Paul Bremer
- Born
- ( 1946-08-16 ) 16 August 1946 (age 79) , Mahabad , Republic of Kurdistan (now Mahabad , Iran )
- Citizenship
- Iraq , Turkey (1992–2003)
- Party
- Kurdistan Democratic Party
- Website
- www .masoudbarzani .krd /en /index /
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Barzani
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iraq
- Place of birth
- Mahabad
- Child
- Masrour Barzani
- Father
- Mustafa Barzani
- Sibling
- Ubaidullah Barzani
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- President of Iraqi Kurdistan
- Political party
- Kurdistan Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Conflict
- Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Image
- Masoud Barzani 2019.jpg
- Number of children
- 8
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- Commons category
- Masoud Barzani
- name in native language
- Mesûd Barzanî
- date of birth
- 1946-08-16
- social media followers
- 641964
- Commons gallery
- Massoud Barzani
- affiliation string
- Kurdistan Regional Government
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Encyclopedic overview
Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: مەسعوود بارزانی, romanized: Mesûd Barzanî; 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.
Early life and career
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