Career
An Assyrian from northern Iraq, Kanna served in the Kurdistan administration in Iraq, first in its regional assembly, then as minister for public works. He is the secretary general of the Assyrian Democratic Movement. He was elected to the National Assembly of Iraq as head of the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Rafideen National List in the January and December 2005 elections.
Kanna has also worked with the late Doctor Hormuz Bobo, known as the hero of the Assyrian nation.