Massoud Barzani
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Standoff over Iraq's election law goes on, threatening January's vote...here, particularly with the Kurds. Vice President Joe Biden called Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani and the speaker of Iraq's parliament this week to urge a compromise, Iraqi officials said. Kirkuk, about 150 miles north of Baghdad,... In this article: Iraq, Kirkuk, Saddam Hussein, Baghdad, U.S., and Democracy |
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washingtonpost.com | November 03, 2009
Iraqi logjam over vote law illustrates waning U.S. clout
Vice President Biden on Sunday called Massoud Barzani, president of the semiautonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan, and asked him to nudge the Kurds in parliament to get behind the latest U.N. proposal to end the deadlock.
In this article: United States, Kirkuk, United Nations, Max Boot, Iraq, Suicide, and Council on Foreign Relations
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CNN | November 02, 2009
Kurds report U.S. pressure to accept Iraqi election deal
...Biden spokesman Jay Carney. "In both calls, the vice president echoed the president's position that timely elections are important and that we urge all parties to do their part to make them happen," he said. A secure environment and...
In this article: United States, Kirkuk, Joe Biden, Iraq, E mail, Saddam Hussein, and Kurdistan
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Huffington Post | November 08, 2009
Steve Clemons: Give Joe Biden MVP Award This Week on Obama Foreign Policy Team
...policy. The VP also staked out the title "Advisor in Chief" to the president -- on all issues -- and was asked by the president to chair the Middle Class Task Force which had a meeting just last week reported by this writer. The Biden...
In this article: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Iraq, Steve Clemons, Council of Representatives, Masoud Barzani, White House, Ray Odierno, and Kurdistan
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The Times of India - World | July 07, 2009
Biden, Iraqi leaders discuss reconciliation
...center -- due to sandstorms. US Vice President Joe Biden has pressed Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and the president of its autonomous region of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, on the need for political reconciliation, his office said.
In this article: Joe Biden, Kurdistan, Jalal Talabani, US, Iraq, (barack) Obama, Arbil, and Baghdad
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GlobalPost | 20 hours ago
Analysis: Passing of Iraq election law brings relief
...said one senior Kurdish official. "Barzani told him he would think about it," said the official, with more than a little glee that the Kurds seemed to have their fair-weather American friends over a barrel. BAQUBA, Iraq: On voting day as...
In this article: U.S., Iraq, Baghdad, Joe Biden, Kirkuk, and White House
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L.A. Times - Middle East | November 05, 2009
U.S. keeps a low profile ahead of Iraq elections
...front and discuss it openly with everyone," said Kurdish legislator Mahmoud Othman, who said Biden's phone call with Kurdish leader Barzani showed an anti-Kurd bias by America because the Kurds oppose the U.N. proposal. "Talking to one...
In this article: U.S., United Nations, Iraq, Kirkuk, Joe Biden, and Democracy
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Masoud Barzani (مسعودبارزانی, Mesûd Barzanî) (born August 16, 1946) is the current President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region and the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Barzani was born in Mahabad, Iran, during the rule of the Republic of Mahabad. He has five sons (incl. Masrour) and three daughters.
Masoud Barzani succeeded his father, the former Kurdish nationalist leader Mustafa Barzani, as the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in 1979. Working closely with his brother Idriss Barzani until Idriss' untimely death, Barzani was able to continue the Kurdish guerilla struggle through the trying years of the Iran-Iraq War. For much of this time, the Iraqi Kurdish leadership was exiled to Iran.
With Saddam Hussein's defeat in the first Gulf War, the Kurdish dissidents were able to retake much of the traditional homeland of the Kurds in Iraq. However, as Iraqi forces regrouped they pushed Barzani's fighters along with other groups and scores of civilians to the mountains bordering Iran and Turkey. Thousands of Kurds died under heavy fire from Iraqi gunships and many more faced imminent death from starvation and exposure, when the United States-led allies stepped in to open up a no-fly zone over the region during Operation Provide Comfort. This led in 1992 to the establishment of an autonomous Kurdish zone in northern Iraq under the control of the two dominant Kurdish political parties, the KDP led by Masoud Barzani and the PUK led by Jalal Talabani. This zone incorporates the three governates of Dohuk, Erbil, and Sulimeniyah.
- Birth Date:
- August 16, 1946
- Birthplace:
- Mahabad, Iran
- Religion:
- Islam
- Political party:
- Kurdistan Democratic Party
- Vice President:
- Kosrat Rasul Ali
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