Lahur Talabani
Lahur Talabani | |
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لاھور شێخ جەنگی تاڵەبانی | |
Lahur Talabani in 2024 | |
| Leader of the People's Front | |
| Assumed office 17 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Co-President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
| In office February 2020 – July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Bafel Talabani |
| Director of the Zanyari Agency | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Director of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) | |
| In office 2002–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Koya, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Citizenship | Iraqi British |
| Political party | People's Front |
| Relatives | Jalal Talabani (uncle) Qubad Talabani (cousin) Bafel Talabani (cousin) |
| Education | University of Greenwich |
| Occupation | Politician, intelligence official |
Lahur Talabani (Kurdish: لاهور تاڵەبانی; born 1975), also known as Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani (Kurdish: لاهور شێخ جەنگی تاڵەبانی) is an Iraqi politician, he was the Vice-President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the former Director of the Zanyari Agency and Former Director of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG). Known commonly as Sheikh Lahur, Talabani was a leading figure in the fight against terror especially in the fight against the Islamic State. After losing a leadership battle and being ousted from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Lahur proceeded to found his own party, the People's Front.