Nechirvan Barzani
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Nechirvan Idris Barzani (Kurdish: Nêçîrvan Barzanî نێچیرڤان بارزانی; born 21 September 1966) is a Kurdish politician serving as the second President of Kurdistan Region, Iraq.[2] He was elected into office by the Kurdistan Region Parliament in June 2019.[3] Nechirvan Barzani was appointed as Vice President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party since 2010.[4] He previously served as Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government from March 2007 to August 2009 and March 2012 to May 2019.[5] Nechirvan Barzani is also the founder of the University Of Kurdistan Hewlêr, the region's top ranking university located in Erbil.[6][7][8] His rule combines aspects of Kurdish nationalism, national conservatism, economic liberalism, modernism and reforms, reforms in agriculture and women's rights.
Nechirvan Barzani | |
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Nêçîrvan Barzanî | |
2nd President of Kurdistan Region | |
Assumed office 10 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Masrour Barzani |
Vice President | Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa Mustafa Said Qadir[1] |
Preceded by | Masoud Barzani |
Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region | |
In office 7 March 2012 – 10 June 2019 | |
President | Masoud Barzani |
Preceded by | Barham Salih |
Succeeded by | Masrour Barzani |
In office 1 March 2006 – 31 August 2009 | |
President | Masoud Barzani |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
In office 20 December 1999 – 14 June 2005 | |
President | Masoud Barzani |
Preceded by | Rowsch Shaways |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Nechirvan Idris Barzani (1966-09-21) 21 September 1966 (age 57) Barzan, Kurdistan Region |
Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
Spouse | Nabila Barzani |
Children | 5 |
Education | University of Tehran |
Nechirvan Barzani is commonly referred to as Nechirvan the lionheart or Nechirvan Dilê Şêr in Kurdish by his followers due to his reputation as a warrior and his resistance against the Iraqi army during the war in the 1990s.[9]