Falah Mustafa Bakir
Falah Mustafa Bakir | |
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فەلاح مستەفا | |
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Foreign Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan | |
Assumed office September 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Nechervan Barzani |
Preceded by | Position created |
Personal details | |
Born |
1964 Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan |
Nationality | Iraqi |
Falah Mustafa Bakir (Sorani Kurdish: فەلاح مستەفا; born 1964) is a politician from Iraqi Kurdistan and has served as Head of Department of Foreign Relations[1] for Kurdistan Regional Government since 2006.
Early life and education
Falah Mustafa Bakir was born in Erbil in 1964.[2][3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Mosul in Mosul, Iraq in 1986.[2][3] He received a master's degree in Development Studies from the University of Bath in Bath, Somerset, England in 1995. He speaks Kurdish, English and Arabic fluently.[2]
Career
Early positions
He originally served as Public Relations Officer of the Kurdistan Democratic Party from 1996 to 1999, then was KRG Deputy Minister of Agriculture & Irrigation from 1999 to 2002.[2][3][4] Afterwards, he served as a Senior Adviser to KRG Prime Minister Nechervan Idris Barzani from 2002 to 2004.[2][3][4] He was Kurdistan liaison officer for the Coalition Provisional Authority in 2003 and was liaison officer for the Multi-National Forces Korean Contingent stationed in Erbil in 2004.[2][3][4] In 2004 still, he was appointed as Minister of State of Kurdistan.[2][3][4]
Foreign Minister of the KDP
In 2006, he created the Kurdistan Department of Foreign Relations, and he has served as its Foreign Minister since then[2][3] after taking the role in September 2006.[4]
In September 2016, he remained Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) minister of foreign relations. That month he asserted that "if we reach an agreement with Baghdad (on statehood), there may not be a need for a referendum."[5]
In October 2016, he stated publicly that the Peshmerga were suffering casualties due to a lack of air support.[6]
He is a frequent guest lecturer at Salahaddin University in Erbil.[2][3][4]
Personal life
He is married and lives with his wife and four children in Erbil.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations". Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Kurdistan Regional Government: Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir - Head of the Department of Foreign Relations
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Department of Foreign Relations: Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 VIP Lunch in honour of Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Middle East Association, October 16, 2013
- ↑ "Kurdish foreign minister: 'We are suffering from lack of sovereignty'", RUDAW, September 17, 2016, retrieved April 3, 2017
- ↑ "KRG FM: Peshmerga have not received the air support that was expected", RUDAW, September 17, 2016, retrieved April 3, 2017
External links
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Preceded by Position created |
1st Foreign Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan September 2006-present |
Incumbent |