Omed Khoshnaw
Omed Khoshnaw | |
|---|---|
Omed Khoshnaw | |
| Erbil Governor | |
| Assumed office 18 February 2021 | |
| President | Nechirvan Barzani |
| Prime Minister | Masrur Barzani |
| Preceded by | Firsat Sofi |
| Member of Kurdistan Region Parliament | |
| In office 2013–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Omed Abdulrahman Hassan 1 June 1977 Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Salahaddin University-Erbil |
Omed Abdulrahman Hassan known as Omed Khoshnaw (Kurdish: ئومێد خۆشناو, romanized: Umêd Xoşinaw, born 1 June 1977) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Khoshnaw is the current Erbil governor. He succeeded former governor Firsat Sofi, who died on 18 November 2020 due to COVID-19. From 2013 to 2021, Omed was a member of parliament and head of the KDP block in the Kurdistan Region Parliament.
Omed Khoshnaw is the mayor of Erbil city. Omed has a bachelor's degree in Media and Communications, he also finished a master's degree in Public Law.