Masoud Barzani
Masoud Barzani | |
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مەسعوود بارزانی | |
Barzani in 2005 | |
| President of Kurdistan Region | |
| In office 14 June 2005 – 1 November 2017 (Mandate expired on 19 August 2015) | |
| Prime Minister | Nechirvan Barzani Barham Salih Nechirvan Barzani |
| Vice President | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nechirvan Barzani |
| President of the Governing Council of Iraq | |
| In office 1 April 2004 – 30 April 2004 | |
| Leader | Paul Bremer |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum |
| Succeeded by | Ezzedine Salim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1946 Mahabad, Republic of Kurdistan (now Mahabad, Iran) |
| Citizenship | Iraq, Turkey (1992–2003) |
| Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Website | www |
Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: مەسعوود بارزانی, romanized: Mesûd Barzanî; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017.