Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: جەلال تاڵەبانی Celal Tallebanî, Arabic: جلال طالباني Jalāl Ṭālabānī; born 12 November 1933; died 3 October 2017) wis the saxt Preses o Iraq, a leadin Kurdish politeecian. He is the first non-Arab preses o Iraq, altho Abdul Karim Qasim wis o pairtial Kurdish heritage.[1]
Jalal Talabani | |
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| 6t Preses o Iraq | |
| In office 7 Aprile 2005 – 24 Julie 2014 | |
| Prime Meenister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Nouri al-Maliki |
| Vice Preses | Adil Abdul-Mahdi Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer Tariq Al-Hashimi Khodair al-Khozaei |
| Precedit bi | Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer |
| Succeedit bi | Fuad Masum |
| Leader o the Patriotic Union o Kurdistan | |
| Assumed office 1 Aprile 1975 | |
| Precedit bi | Office Created |
| Preses o the Govrenin Cooncil o Iraq | |
| In office 1 November 2003 – 30 November 2003 | |
| Precedit bi | Ayad Allawi |
| Succeedit bi | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1933 Kelkan, Iraq |
| Dee'd | 3 October 2017 (aged 83) Germany |
| Poleetical pairty | Patriotic Union o Kurdistan |
| Spoose(s) | Hero Ibrahim Ahmed |
| Bairns | Qubad |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Baghdad |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Talabani is the foonder an secretar general o ane o the main Kurdish poleetical pairties, the Patriotic Union o Kurdistan (PUK). He wis a prominent member o the Interim Iraq Govrenin Cooncil, which wis established follaein the owerthrow o the Saddam Hussein regime bi the invasion o Iraq in 2003. Talabani haes been an advocate for Kurdish richts an democracy in Iraq for mair nor 50 years. Apart frae his native Kurdish, Talabani is fluent in Arabic, Persie, an Inglis. Talabani is a member o the Socialist Internaitional.[2]
References
eedit- ↑ "Iraq's president appoints Shiite as prime minister". chinadaily.com. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 08-04-2005. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ XXIII Congress of the Socialist International, Athens. SPEECH OF H.E. JALAL TALABANI, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ, 2008.