President of Iraqi Kurdistan
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The President
of Iraqi Kurdistan
is the head of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq
. He is part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council
.
resulted in the two main parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
winning 50 out of 100 seats they decided to move on without President.
In 1994 a civil war
broke out resulting in the creation of two Kurdistan regional governments, a KDP controlled one in Arbil
and a PUK controlled one in as-Sulaymaniyah, they each had their own president:
President of the KDP run Kurdistan Regional Government:
President of the PUK run Kurdistan Regional Government:
were held on January 30, 2005 and on June 14, 2005 the KDP-leader Massoud Barzani was sworn by the parliament in as new president. In 2009 the system was changed to elect the president and on 25 July 2009 presidential elections
were held resulting in Barzani's re-election.
President of Kurdistan Regional Government:
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
is the head of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. He is part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council
Kurdistan Presidency Council
Kurdistan Presidency Council is a governmental body of the Kurdistan Regional Government headed by President Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party...
.
1992-2005
After the Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 1992Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 1992
On May 19, 1992, elections were held to the Kurdistan National Assembly, the parliament of the Kurdish Autonomous Region in Iraq. At the time, the National Assembly had 105 seats, of which 5 were reserved for the Assyrian community. Parties had to achieve more than 7% of the vote to be elected....
resulted in the two main parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is a Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded on June 1, 1975, by coordinations between Jalal Talabani and Nawshirwan Mustafa...
winning 50 out of 100 seats they decided to move on without President.
In 1994 a civil war
Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
The Iraqi Kurdish Civil War was a military conflict which took place between rival Kurdish factions in Iraqi Kurdistan in the mid 1990s...
broke out resulting in the creation of two Kurdistan regional governments, a KDP controlled one in Arbil
Arbil
Arbil / Hewlêr is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul...
and a PUK controlled one in as-Sulaymaniyah, they each had their own president:
President of the KDP run Kurdistan Regional Government:
| Name | Picture | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massoud Barzani Massoud Barzani Massoud 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... |
 |
1946- | 31 August 1996 | 14 June 2005 | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
President of the PUK run Kurdistan Regional Government:
| Name | Picture | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish.... |
 |
1933- | 4 July 1992 | 14 June 2005 | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Patriotic Union of Kurdistan The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is a Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded on June 1, 1975, by coordinations between Jalal Talabani and Nawshirwan Mustafa... |
2005-Present
After an official reconciliation between the KDP and PUK in October 2002, parliamentary electionsIraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2005
The Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of 2005 for the parliament of the Kurdistan Region, were held on 30 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005 and elections to the provincial councils...
were held on January 30, 2005 and on June 14, 2005 the KDP-leader Massoud Barzani was sworn by the parliament in as new president. In 2009 the system was changed to elect the president and on 25 July 2009 presidential elections
Iraqi Kurdistan presidential election, 2009
The Iraqi Kurdistan presidential elections of 2009 took place on 25 July 2009, coinciding with the Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary elections of 2009. A total of 2.5 million citizens of Iraqi Kurdistan were eligible to vote in the parliamentary and presidential elections.It is the first time that the...
were held resulting in Barzani's re-election.
President of Kurdistan Regional Government:
| # | Name | Picture | Born-Died | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massoud Barzani Massoud Barzani Massoud 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... |
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1946- | 14 June 2005 | - | Kurdistan Democratic Party | 2 |