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Masud Barzani

Politician

Masud Barzani is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mas'ud Barzani · Masoud Barzani · Massoud Barzani · Masud Barzani · Masúd Barzání · 16 more...				[sources]
Other name	Massoed Barzani · Massud Barsani · Massud Barzani · Masud Barsani · Mesut Barzani · 7 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Barzani · برزاني · マスウード・バルザーニ · マスウード・バルザーニー · マスウード・バールザーニー · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1946-08-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Mahabad				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Iraq				[sources]
Citizenship	Iraq				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Masoud				[sources]
Last name	Barzani				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q315927				[sources]
Position	President of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005-2017) · Prime Minister of Iraq (2004-2004)				[sources]
Religion	Islam · Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2024-09-05

Descriptions

1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005-17)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-10

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of Iraq	2004-04-01	2004-04-30

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Masrour Barzani Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,100

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons273,096

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External databases

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Wikidata351,724

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions544,741

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