Massoud Barzani
Massoud Barzani (born 16 August 1946) was the first president of Iraqi Kurdistan. He became president on 14 June 2005.
Masoud Barzani succeeded his father, the Kurdish nationalist leader Mustafa Barzani, as the leader of KDP in 1979. Working closely with his brother Idris Barzani until Idris's death, Barzani and various other Kurdish groups fought the forces of the Iraqi government in Baghdad during the Iran–Iraq War. For much of this time, the Kurdish leadership was exiled to Iran.
Barzani was born in Iranian Kurdistan, during the short-lived Republic of Mahabad.
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A young Massoud Barzani with Iraqi Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim
President George W. Bush talks to reporters as he welcomes Masoud Barzani to the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, 25 October 2005
Barzani meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in January 2019
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