On July 25 the Kurdish Region will also elect a new regional President. Five candidates have entered the race:
Massoud Barzani: The Favourite
Massoud Barzani is the son of the historic leader of the Kurdish liberation movement, Mullah Mustafa Barzani.
Barzani was born on August 16, 1946 in the Iranian city of Mahabad in Iranian Kurdistan. His father was one of the founders of Mahabad Republic – a short-lived Kurdish state. With the collapse of the republic in late 1946, Barzani's fath…
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