Barzani
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Barzani may refer to:
- Barzani KurdsBarzani KurdsThe Barzani tribe is one of the most prominent Kurdish tribes in Kurdistan.The origin of the word Barzani is connected by scholars to the ancient Hurrian god Barzani. The sheikhs of Barzan are descendants of Imadia princes. Their grandfather, Massoud, moved to the village of Nafneka, near Barzan,...
- Barzani Jewish Neo-AramaicBarzani Jewish Neo-AramaicBarzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic is a modern Jewish Aramaic language, often called Neo-Aramaic or Judeo-Aramaic. It was originally spoken in three villages near Aqrah in Iraq...
, a dialect spoken by Kurdish Jews
People with the name
- Massoud BarzaniMassoud BarzaniMassoud Barzani is the current President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Barzani was born in Mahabad, Iran, during the rule of the Republic of Mahabad...
(born 1946), current President of Iraqi Kurdistan - Nechervan Idris BarzaniNechervan Idris BarzaniNechirvan Idris Barzani , or ) is a Kurdish politician in Iraqi Kurdistan. He served as the prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government from March 2006 to August 2009...
(born 1966), former Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan - Mustafa BarzaniMustafa BarzaniMustafa Barzani also known as Mullah Mustafa was a Kurdish nationalist leader, and the most prominent political figure in the modern Kurdish politics. In 1946 he was chosen as the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party to lead the Kurdish revolution against Iraqi regimes...
(1903–1979), founder of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Masrour BarzaniMasrour BarzaniMasrour Barzani is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party leadership, son of the current Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, and director of intelligence and security in Iraqi Kurdistan...
(born 1969), member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party leadership - Idris BarzaniIdris BarzaniIdris Barzani was a Kurdish politician in Kurdistan. He was the brother of Massoud Barzani, a well-known Kurdish figure, and the father of Nechervan Idris Barzani. He was often on diplomatic trips for the KDP. He died on January 31, 1987, of a heart attack....
(1944–1987), Kurdish politician - Adham BarzaniAdham BarzaniAdham Barzani, is a former member of Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly. He is Kurdish President Massoud Barzani's cousin.The Kurdistan Revolutionary Hizballah was led by Adham Barzani which was established in 1988 as a splinter group from Kurdish Hizballah. Like other Iraqi Kurdish parties, the...
(born 1962), former member of the Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly - Ahmed BarzaniAhmed BarzaniAhmed Barzani , also known as Khudan , was the head of the Barzani tribe in South Kurdistan. Sheikh Ahmed is considered to be the architect of Barzan by bringing many different Kurdish tribes under his command and expanding Barzan region...
(1896–1969), head of the Barzani tribe in South Kurdistan - Asenath BarzaniAsenath BarzaniTanna’it Asenath Barzani was a renowned Kurdish Jewish woman who lived in Mosul, Iraq. She was the daughter of the illustrious Rabbi Samuel Barzani. She studied Kabbalah.-The life of Tanna’it Asenath:...
(1590–1670), renowned Kurdish Jew who was among the first female rabbis - Moshe Barzani (1928–1947), Jewish Kurdish member of Lehi (the "Stern Gang")
- Ayoub BarzaniAyoub BarzaniAyoub Barzani is a Kurdish writer and critic. He is the son of Babo Barzani, Ahmed Barzani's nephew and the first-cousin of Massoud Barzani, the President of Iraqi Kurdistan....
, Kurdish writer and critic