“I will do my best to strengthen national unity and brotherhood between Kurds and Arabs ... The national unity of Kurdistan is a national unity for Iraq.”
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Masoud Barzani
Masoud Barzani is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017.
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politics · President of the Kurdistan Region from 2005 to 2017 · politician · also Masoud Barzani, Barzani
Born 16 August 1946 · Q315927
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2026· 24 entries
“Three million votes for Kurdistan independence created history and cannot be erased.”
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Kurdistan24: PM Barzani Congratulates President Barzani on Receiving Vatican’s Highest Honor
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Kurdistan24: EU Liaison Chief Congratulates President Barzani on Vatican Medal
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Kurdistan24: Nechirvan Barzani Calls The President Barzani's Award "Global Recognition of Kurdistan's Culture of Coexistence"
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Kurdistan24: Vatican Honor for President Barzani Puts Kurdistan's Coexistence Model in Global Focus
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Kurdistan24: KDP Bloc Congratulates President Barzani on High-Ranking Papal Decoration
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شفق نيوز: Shafaq News..President Barzani hails Vatican medal for Masoud Barzani
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The New Region: President Barzani receives papal Order of Pius IX for ‘outstanding role’ in promoting peace
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Kurdistan24: President Barzani Meets Iraqi National Congress Chief to Discuss Iraq’s Political Developments
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Kurdistan24: President Masoud Barzani Receives Papal Order of Pius IX
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شفق نيوز: Shafaq News..Pope Leo XIV honors Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani
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The New Region: KRG says requested explanation from Iran over drone attack on PM Barzani office
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Kurdistan24: Prime Minister Barzani Calls for Stronger Air Defense as Drone Attacks on Kurdistan Region Mount
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Al-Monitor: Barzani calls for enhanced air defense for Kurdistan Region to counter drone attacks - Al-Monitor
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Kurdistan24: Global Leaders Salute President Barzani on His 80th Birthday
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Kurdistan24: Iraqi PM al-Zaidi Calls Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, Declares Attack on Kurdistan Region's Security Is an Attack on Iraq's National Security
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Al Arabiya English: Iraqi Kurdistan’s Barzani mediating between US, Iran amid tensions: Sources
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NewsCord: Iranian Drones Target Masrour Barzani’s Office in Erbil, Kurdistan Security Says No Casualties: 42 outlets compared
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Kurdistan24: DEM Party Co-Chair Condemns Drone Attack on PM Barzani’s Office
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Türkiye Today: Iraq seeks Iran clarification over drone attack on Barzani residence
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IranWire: Iranian Drones Target Office of Kurdistan Prime Minister Masrour Barzani
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Kurdistan24: EU Condemns Drone Attacks on PM Barzani’s Office and Kurdistan Region’s Security Chief’s Residence
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Awarded Order of Pius IX (2026).
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2006· 1 entry
Following international pressure from Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, and the government of Austria
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005–2017).
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Iraq (2004–2004).
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2003· 1 entry
The KDP and PUK gradually established a unified regional government
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1998· 1 entry
In the Washington Peace Accords, leaving the Kurdish zone divided between the KDP in the Northwest and PUK in the Southeast
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1996· 1 entry
Met PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in Damascus and visited Qamishli in northeastern Syria to engage with Syrian Kurdish figures
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1992· 1 entry
Was given a Turkish passport by the then-president Turgut Özal in order to help Barzani travel freely
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1946· 1 entry
Born 1946-08-16.
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