Nechirvan Barzani
| Nechervan Idris Barzani نێچیرڤان بارزانی |
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| Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan | |
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Assumed office 7 March 2012 |
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| President | Masoud Barzani |
| Preceded by | Barham Salih |
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In office 1 March 2006 – 31 August 2009 |
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| President | Masoud Barzani |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
| Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan (KDP) | |
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In office 20 December 1999 – 14 June 2005 |
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| President | Masoud Barzani |
| Preceded by | Rowsch Shaways |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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21 September 1966 Barzan, Iraq |
| Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nabila Barzani |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Nechervan Idris Barzani (Kurdish: نێچیرڤان بارزانی or Nêçîrvan Îdrîs Barzanî; born 21 September 1966) 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 Nêçîr means hunt in the Kurdish language, and Nêçîrvan means the hunter. Also, the word Naxçir means hunt in Persian and Naxçirban means hunter. This is a name used for ethnic Kurdish males. Barzani as a surname reflects the individual's 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 (Kurdistan Democratic Party) founder Mustafa Barzani as well as nephew of the current president of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani.
Barzani was elected to the KDP central committee at its 10th Congress in 1989 and re-elected at the 11th Congress in 1993, when he assumed a position in the political bureau. After the 1991 Gulf War, he participated in the negotiations with the Iraqi government. In 1996, he was appointed deputy prime minister of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's controlled region in Iraqi Kurdistan. Following the unification process in 2005 between the main Kurdish parties and the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), elections were held. In 2006, Barzani was selected as the Prime Minister of the KRG. His term was expected to end in 2008 but after an agreement by the majority coalition in power, Barzani's term was extended until the elections of 2009.
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