Jalal Talebani
| Jalal Talabani | |
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| جەلال حیسامەددین نورەڵڵا تاڵەبانی | |
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| President of Iraq | |
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In office 7 April 2005 – 24 July 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ibrahim al-Jaafari Nouri al-Maliki |
| Vice President |
Adil Abdul-Mahdi Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer Tariq al-Hashimi Khodair al-Khozaei |
| Preceded by | Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Fuad Masum |
| President of the Governing Council of Kurdistan | |
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In office 1 November 2003 – 30 November 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Ayad Allawi |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim |
| Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | |
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In office 1 April 1975 – 3 October 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kosrat Rasul Ali (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jalal Husamuddin Talabani 1933 Kelkan, Iraq |
| Died | 3 October 2017 (aged 83–84) Berlin, Germany |
| Cause of death | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Resting place | Dabashan, Sulaymaniyah |
| Political party |
Kurdistan Democratic Party (1947–1975) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (1975–2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2, Bafel, Qubad |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: جەلال تاڵەبانی Celal Tallebanî, Arabic: جلال طالباني Jalāl Ṭālabānī; 1933 – 3 October 2017) was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014, as well as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Karim Qasim was of partial Kurdish heritage. He is known as Mam Jalal (uncle Jalal) among Iraqi Kurds and Arabs.
Talabani was the founder and secretary general of one of the main Kurdish political parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). He was a prominent member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council, which was established following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Talabani was an advocate for Kurdish rights and democracy in Iraq for more than 50 years. Apart from his native Kurdish, Talabani was fluent in Arabic, Persian, and English.
Talabani was born in Kelkan village, the son of Hussamuddin, a Sunni shaykh of the Koy Sanjaq branch of the Talabani family. The Talabani lineage has produced many leading social figures including the poet Riza Talabani, his grandson, Abd al-Karim Qasim prime minister (1959–1963) and former National Democratic Party's member Hasan Talabani and Mukarram Talabani, a prominent member of the Communist party.
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