Masrour Barzani
| Masrour Barzani مهسروور بارزانی |
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| Head of the Kurdistan Region Security Council | |
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Assumed office 8 July 2012 |
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| President | Massoud Barzani |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | American University |
Masrour Barzani (Kurdish: مهسروور بارزانی / Mesrúr Barzaní) (born 1969) is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party leadership, son of Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, and is the Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council in Iraqi Kurdistan. The KDP is one of the three main Kurdish parties in Iraq, and is a member of the current coalition government.
He joined the Kurdish resistance fighters, known as Peshmerga or “those who face death", in 1985 at the age of 16. He was an active participant in the Battle of Khwakurk against Saddam Hussein’s army in 1988. He also participated in the 1991 uprising against Saddam Hussein after the first Gulf War and filmed both events.
Despite this irregular childhood given the tumultuous nature of the Kurdish resistance, Barzani was able to complete his high school education in Iran. After seeing peace restored to the region in 1992, he went to London for a year-long course in English. Having successfully completed this, he continued on to receive a bachelor's degree with honors in International Studies from the American University in Washington, D.C. He continued studying Peace and Conflict Resolutions for his post graduate studies.
During his time in Washington, Barzani was actively involved in improving understanding of the Kurdish plight in America. He also established a Barzani Scholar-in-Residence program at American University in order to continue these efforts into the future.
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