Omed Khoshnaw

Omed Khoshnaw
Omed Khoshnaw
Erbil Governor
Assumed office
18 February 2021
PresidentNechirvan Barzani
Prime MinisterMasrur Barzani
Preceded byFirsat Sofi
Member of Kurdistan Region Parliament
In office
2013–2021
Personal details
Born
Omed Abdulrahman Hassan

(1977-06-01) 1 June 1977
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Political partyKurdistan Democratic Party
Alma materSalahaddin 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.