Najmiddin Karim
Najmadin Karim | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Kirkuk | |
| In office 3 April 2011 – 16 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Mustafa |
| Member of the Council of Representatives | |
| In office 7 March 2010 – 2 April 2011 | |
| Constituency | Kirkuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Kirkuk, Iraq |
| Died | (aged 71) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Cause of death | stroke following diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in fall of 2019 |
| Citizenship | Iraq United States |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Zozan |
| Relations | Bakhtiyar (brother) Azad (brother) |
| Children | 4 (Three sons and a daughter) |
| Alma mater | George Washington University University of Mosul |
| Profession | Neurosurgeon |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Peshmerga |
| Years of service | 1972–1975 |
Najmiddin Karim (Kurdish: نەجمەدین کەریم; 1949 – 31 October 2020), also known as Najmadin Karim, was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who was governor of Kirkuk Governorate from 2011 to 2017. Prior to the invasion of Iraq, Karim had served in numerous Kurdish and Iraqi opposition groups.