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Barham Salih
Barham Salih is an Iraqi politician who has been serving as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since 1 January 2026. He previously served as the president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022. Mr Salih also served as 2nd deputy secretary general of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
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politics · President of Iraq from 2018 to 2022 · politician · also Barham Salih, Barham Ahmed Salih, Salih
Born 12 September 1960 · Q808173
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2026· 6 entries
“I do not want to prejudge any course of action that we may take. When the investigation concludes, we will decide accordingly.”
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United Nations: Barham Salih, UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the 20 Years Peacebuilding Fund
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ACNUR: El Alto Comisionado, Barham Salih, pide solidaridad internacional ante el momento decisivo que vive Siria para el retorno y la recuperación
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سانا: President al-Sharaa receives UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih
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Career landmark: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2026).
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2025· 2 entries
MyNorthwest.com: UN elects former Iraqi President Barham Salih as head of refugee agency
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Seattle Times: UN chief recommends Iraqi ex-President Barham Salih take over refugee agency, letter says
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2018· 2 entries
Barham Salih left the party to rejoin the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which nominated him as a candidate for Iraq's Presidency
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Career landmark: President of Iraq (2018–2022).
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2014· 1 entry
Published video “دیداری مێری بۆ ئاشته‌وایی لەسەر کوردستان بەرێزان ( نێچیرڤان بارزانی _ گوڵتان كشناك _ بەرهەم ساڵح )”.
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2013· 9 entries
Published video “Hawary Shar , , , Camera and Director By : Ranj Abdullah”.
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Published video “Hawary Shar . . .”.
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Published video “ووتاری د.به‌رهه‌م بانگه‌شه‌ی لیستی 102ی یه‌کێتی نیشتمانی کوردستان- سلێمانی”.
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Published video “ووتاری د.به‌رهه‌م بانگه‌شه‌ی لیستی 102ی یه‌کێتی نیشتمانی کوردستان- که‌لار”.
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Published video “ووتاری د.به‌رهه‌م بانگه‌شه‌ی لیستی 102ی یه‌کێتی نیشتمانی کوردستان- ڕانیه”.
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Published video “وتاری د. بەرهەم ساڵح لە ئاهەنگی یادی38 ساڵەی دامەزراندنی ی ن ك _ كۆیە”.
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Published video “وتاری د.بەرهەم ساڵح لە یادی 38 ساڵەی دامەزراندنی ی ن ك _ رانیە”.
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Published video “وتاری د. بەرهەم ساڵح لە یادی 38 ساڵەی دامەزراندنی ی.ن.ك - رانیە”.
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Published video “وتاری د. بەرهەم ساڵح لە یادی 38 ساڵەی دامەزراندنی ی.ن.ك - كەلار”.
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan (2009–2012).
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2006· 1 entry
Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–2009).
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2003· 1 entry
Became Deputy Prime Minister in the Interim Iraqi Government in mid-2004, Minister of Planning in the Transitional Government in 2005, and Deputy Prime Minister in the elected Iraqi Government (Nouri al-Maliki's Cabin
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2000· 1 entry
“Leave Saddam in power? So that he would be free to continue killing, free to invade his neighbors, so that he would be free to — I am sorry — develop nuclear weapons? No.”
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1979· 1 entry
By the Ba'athist regime twice on charges of involvement in the Kurdish national movement by taking some photos of protesters in Sulaimaniyah city and spent 43 days in detention in a Special Investigation Commission priso
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1960· 1 entry
Born 1960-09-12.
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