What is Massoud Barzani?
[[File:Mesud Barzani.jpg|thumb|Massoud Barzani]] '''Massoud Barzani''' (born 16 August 1946) was the first [[president]] of [[Iraqi Kurdistan]]. He became president on 14 June 2005. Masoud Barzani succeeded his father, the Kurdish nationalist leader [[Mustafa Barzani]], as the leader of [[KDP]] in 1979. Working closely with his brother Idris Barzani until Idris's death, Barzani and various other Kurdish groups fought the forces of the Iraqi government in Baghdad during the Iran–Iraq War. For much of this time, the Kurdish leadership was exiled to Iran. Barzani was born in Iranian Kurdistan, during the short-lived Republic of Mahabad. {{-}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barzani, Massoud}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Iraqi politicians]] [[Category:Kurdish politicians]] [[Category:Presidents (government)]] {{bio-stub}}