Nechervan Idris Barzani

Nechervan Idris Barzani is a Kurdish politician who has been Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraqi Kurdistan since March 2012. He also previously served as Prime Minister from March 2006 to August 2009.

Barzani was born in 1966 in the Barzan region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The word Nr means hunt in the Kurdish language, and Nrvan means the hunter. Also, the word Naxir means hunt in Persian and Naxirban means hunter. This is a name used for ethnic Kurdish males. Barzani as a surname reflects the individuals origin from Barzan. In 1975, his family was forced into exile in Iran. He often accompanied his father, Idris, on official visits to Middle Eastern and European countries, a foreshadowing of his future political career. Following the sudden death of his father, he took up an active role in Kurdish politics, working in PDK youth organizations. He is the grandson of PDK founder Mustafa Barzani as well as nephew of the current president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani.

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