Terrified kurds flee huge iraq offensive the independent. Barzani was known to be the peacemaker figure among the kurdish parties after the 1975 algiers agreement between shah pahlavi and saddam hussein which led to the collapse of the peace accord. After his father was forced into exile in 1947 to the former soviet union, masoud barzani stayed in iraq with his mother, mainly under house arrest. Idris barzani was one of the most prominent political figures in kurdish politics, spending his entire life serving the kurdish cause alongside his father mullah mustafa and brother massoud barzani. To understand the religious conflict among the barzani. He was sworn in as prime minister of the krgs ninth cabinet on 10 july. Massoud returned to iraq and lived with his grandfather in mosul, where he completed his primary education. Masoud barzani in interview with bbc persian nov video. Working closely with his brother idris barzani until idriss death, barzani and various other kurdish groups fought the forces of the iraqi government in baghdad. Mustafa barzani ve kuzey irak gercek goruntuler 19701974 duration. Ari ali, we know you hate the barzani family, and with that comes alot of lies from people like you towards them, tell me who do you support, ocalan. Hamo, age 102, talks of the 30 original fighters who walked alongside mustafa barzani from willatzhuria village in barzan in what is now the kurdistan region, through southeastern turkey, on to.
Barzani took part in the kurds struggle against english colonialism and the monarchical regime in. Iraqi kurdistan leader barzani will hand over presidential. Mar 16, 2009 from 1 to 50 million kurdish nation the leader of kurds and kurdistan r. He appointed his younger son a half zebari and failed to send abraham ahmed and jalal talabani to the kurdish peoples. Barzani was born there on 16 august 1946, which is also the day the kdp, the barzanis party, was founded. Masoud barzani succeeded his father, the kurdish nationalist leader mustafa barzani, as the leader of the kdp in 1979.
Working closely with his brother idris barzani until idriss death, barzani and various other kurdish groups fought the forces of the iraqi government in baghdad during the iraniraq war. On the occasion of newroz, the commencement of the year 2720 of the kurdish calendar, i would like to start by wishing a happy and meaningful new year to the families of the honorable martyrs, the valiant peshmerga forces and all kurds, inside kurdistan and abroad. Mustafa albarzani kurdish military leader britannica. Masoud barzani stepped down as president of the kurdish regional government krg on 29 october 2017, ending his 12year hold on power after a disastrous push for kurdish independence. Nechirvan barzani was born in 1966 in the village of barzan, kurdistan region. He is also the chancellor of the kurdistan region security council and a member of the kurdistan democratic party. Video barzani supporters attacked iran consulate in. Barzanis departure from iraq in 1975 ended a 17year peroid in which he was the most visible of kurdish leaders. Detained with his mother in mosul prison in 1906, after uprising against the ottoman rule. The rise and fall of iraqi kurdish leader masoud barzani.
Mustafa barzani, the tough and energetic son of a kurdish rebel hanged by the turks before world war i, emerged during world war ii as the leader of the movement for kurdish selfrule. Born in 1904 in barzan, a small village now in iraqi kurdistan, mullah mustafa was thrown into prison, first by the turks in 1909, with his mother and brothers after. Barzanis picture is pixelated, i added a new and better picture. Working closely with his brother idris barzani until idriss death, barzani and various other kurdish groups. Because 2014 may be a decisive year for the iraqi kurds, a flood of enthusiastic responses poured in from my recent blog which featured photos of their legendary leader, mullah mustafa barzani, and other memories of my trip through their beautiful homeland. Watch masoud barzani in interview with bbc persian nov rojhelat on dailymotion. Mustafa barzani onderligindeki tarihi 1961 ayaklanmas.
What saddens me most is the relative silence of the majority of my fellow kurds over this and thousand of other abuses of their rights by this corrupt family. The most famous living kurdish leader outside of jail, he has come to embody the kurdish struggle for their own state and the malfeasance and incompetence that. Pirate hunt 46 danish counterpiracy documentary english subtitles. Barzani s picture is pixelated, i added a new and better picture. At the time of writing contents, he is the real leader of a large kurdish area with irbil as the main city, but it has not yet been defined as a state. Barzani should consider himself lucky that his people arent calling for his overthrow right now on account of the total humilation he presided over. Mustafa albarzani, born march 14, 1903, barzan, iraqdied march 1, 1979, washington, d. Mosads head meir amit, israel defence minister moshe dayan, molla mustafa barzani, rehavam zeevi and mahmud osman mustafa barzani and israeli defence m. Barzani, 50, spent years in exile, living and travelling in the middle east, the former soviet union, europe and the us. Massoud barzani simple english wikipedia, the free. Following the collapse of the republic, mustafa barzani fled to the soviet union. Mustafa barzani spiritual father of the kurdish nation.
Barzani was known to be the peacemaker figure among the kurdish parties after the 1975 algiers agreement between shah pahlavi and saddam hussein. Xestehaneya kurdistan it means the kurdistan hospital. To fight corruption, barzani needs to clean house the. Shiek ahmad was a dominant fighter among the barzani family. Masud barzani continued his fathers work for the creation of an independent kurdish state in the kurdish dominated areas of principally their homeland, iraq. His term of office expired in 20 and was extended twice. Oct 29, 2017 barzani has held the office of the presidency since 2005. In 1946, he was chosen as the leader of the kurdistan democratic party kdp to lead the kurdish revolution against iraqi. Hazhar hajar, mullah mustafa barzani, ahmad tofiq, jalal talabani in the era iraqikurdish war about 196070 years. Mustafa barzani opposite to his ancestors and his elder brother, sheikh ahmad. Massoud barzani news from united press international. Kurdish leader barzanis dream of independence led to downfall. May 11, 20 ari ali, we know you hate the barzani family, and with that comes alot of lies from people like you towards them, tell me who do you support, ocalan. Mustafa leads his followers into a fight with the iraqi government, this time with the support of muhammad reza shah pahlavi of iran.
Massoud barzani born 16 august 1946 was the first president of iraqi kurdistan. I have read the press release from mr barzanis office. It is unclear whether mustafa arranged to have the dates coincide. Massud barzani the guardian nigeria news nigeria and. The new mail, 2016 mustafa barzani spiritual father of the kurdish nation mullah mustafa barzani 1903 1979 the kurdish leader from south kurdistan in northern iraq, was born in 14 th march 1903 in a prominent area, featuring his older brother ahmed barzani the leadership of the revolutionary movement of the kurdish who claimed national rights for kurds. Masoud barzani succeeded his father, the kurdish nationalist leader mustafa barzani, as the leader of kdp in 1979. Mustafa barzani and the kurdish liberation movement. Barzani took part in the kurds struggle against english colonialism and the monarchical regime in iraq. For mullah mustafa barzani, there was never any respite. Nov, 2014 rating is available when the video has been rented. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. He was born on 16 august 1946 in the kurdish town of mahabad in iran.
Following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1958, mustafa barzani also returned to iraq and the young massoud moved to baghdad. Rating is available when the video has been rented. By william carter in a topsecret mountain setting he moved continuously because the baghdad government had placed a huge bounty on his head mullah mustafa barzani had granted me an extraordinary interview because i was on assignment from the theninfluential magazine, life. The region last held a presidential election in 2009, in which barzani won. Barzani was born in mahabad, iran, during the rule of the republic of mahabad. In 1958, he had returned from an 11year exile in the soviet union to a hero.
Last surviving member of mustafa barzanis fighters. Barzanis surname originates from his birthplace of barzan. Nechirvan barzani s father, idris mustafa barzani, was a senior kdp leader and prominent political figure, he dedicated his entire life fighting for the rights and freedoms of the kurdish people alongside his father and brother masoud barzani, who served as the first president of the kurdistan region. Mustafa barzani, the flamboyant kurdish leader who unsuccessfully fought guerrilla wars in iraq to gain autonomy for his fiercely nationalistic people, died today of a. All this is gonna do is make puk and iran even closer than they already were when they were already apparently close enough to where the puk would pull the rug under the kdp just for iran, and. Massoud barzani simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. While mustafa barzani thought about politic sheik ahmand deprived him from been naqshbandis followers. The son of iconic kurdish nationalist leader mullah mustafa barzani, and the head of the kurdistan democratic party kdp since 1979, the 71yearold joined the fight for an independent kurdistan. Barzani has held the office of the presidency since 2005. Nov 26, 2002 following the collapse of the republic, mustafa barzani fled to the soviet union. Mustafa barzani, the story of the revolution and the migration duration. Mustafas son ubaydallah defects from the barzani tribe, and starts working with the regime in baghdad.
Barzani s departure from iraq in 1975 ended a 17year peroid in which he was the most visible of kurdish leaders. In fact there is not much denial of him buying this mansion as much as a personal attack of mr rubin and hawlati newspaper. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. Mustafa barzani, following his return to iraq in 1958, would engage in numerous independence struggles against baghdad, often seeking and gaining support from the kgb, cia, mossad, mi6 and savak, as well as support from syria and jordan depending on which country was opposed to the government in baghdad at the time, taking advantage of the complexities of the cold war in the middleeast. Find out information about mullah mustafa albarzani barzani. The leader, masoud barzani, took over after the death of molla mustafa in 1979. Deeply influenced by his father, mulla mustafa barzani, known as the lion of kurdistan, masoud barzani joined the kurdish guerrilla forces known as the peshmerga at the age of 16 and gained. Mullah mustafa albarzani barzani article about mullah.
Mar 10, 2020 mustafa albarzani, born march 14, 1903, barzan, iraqdied march 1, 1979, washington, d. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified 2 external links on mustafa barzani. Biography president masoud barzani european parliament. Mustafa s son ubaydallah defects from the barzani tribe, and starts working with the regime in baghdad. An incident like banaz death was enough to trigger a. Mustafa barzani spiritual father of the kurdish nation the. He is the grandson of mustafa barzani, a legendary kurdish leader who led the kurdish revolution and armed resistance against the regimes of iraq and was also. On the occasion of newroz, the commencement of the year 2720 of the kurdish calendar, i would like to start by wishing a happy and meaningful new year to the families of the honorable martyrs, the valiant peshmerga. Mesrur barzani born 2 march 1969 is a kurdish politician who has served as prime minister of the kurdistan region of iraq since june 2019. For much of this time, the kurdish leadership was exiled to iran.