Fuad Masum
Muhammad Fuad Masum (Arabic: محمد فؤاد معصوم Muḥammad Fūād Ma‘ṣūm; Kurdish: محەممەد فوئاد مەعسووم, born 1 January 1938)[1] was the seventh President of Iraq from 24 July 2014 through 2 October 2019.
Fuad Masum | |
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| 7th President of Iraq | |
| In office 24 July 2014 – 2 October 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki Haider al-Abadi |
| Vice President | Khodair al-Khozaei Nouri al-Maliki Osama al-Nujaifi Ayad Alawi |
| Preceded by | Jalal Talabani |
| Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
| Speaker of the Council of Representatives | |
Acting | |
| In office 14 June 2010 – 11 November 2010 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Preceded by | Ayad al-Samarrai |
| Succeeded by | Osama al-Nujaifi |
| 1st Prime Minister of Kurdistan (PUK) | |
| In office 4 July 1992 – 26 April 1993 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Fuad Masum محمد فؤاد معصوم January 1, 1938 Koya, Iraq |
| Political party | Kurdistan Patriotic (1975–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Iraqi Communist (1962–1964) Kurdistan Democratic (1964–1975) |
| Spouse(s) | Rounak Abdulwahid Mustafa (1968–present) |
| Children | Shereen Juwan Showan Zozan Shilan Veian |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad Al-Azhar University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Masum is a veteran Iraqi Kurdish politician[2][3] and was elected as President following the 2014 parliamentary election.[4]
Masum is the second non-Arab president of Iraq, replacing Jalal Talabani, also Kurdish, and is a friend of Talabani.
Fuad Masum Media
Masum with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the United Nations headquarters, New York City (September 2014)
Masum with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Saadabad Palace
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References
- ↑ Iraq President's biography
- ↑ Michael M. Gunter (4 November 2010). Historical Dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7507-4.
- ↑ "PressTV – Iraq Kurds nominate Masum as next president". Press TV. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Moderate Kurd leader elected as Iraq president". Iraq Sun. http://www.iraqsun.com/index.php/sid/224095839/scat/c31d0aaa23b24a75/ht/Moderate-Kurd-leader-elected-as-Iraq-president. Retrieved 25 July 2014.