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prime minister

Nechirvan Idris Barzani, Iraqi former prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. Named one of Young Global Leaders of Year, World Economic Forum, 2007.

Background

Barzani, Nechirvan Idris was born on September 21, 1966 in Barzan, Iraq. Son of Idris Barzani.

Education

Student in political science, Tehran University, Iran. Doctor in Public Service (honorary), Washington & Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, 2008.

Career

Member central committee Kurdistan Democratic Party, Iraq, 1989—1993, member political bureau, since 1993. Deputy prime minister Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil, 1996—1999, prime minister, 1999—2005, Kurdistan Regional Government, Erbil, 2006—2009.

Interests

  • Kurdish and Persian poetry.

Connections

Married; 2 children.

Father:
Idris Barzani Barzani