Remembering Idris Barzani: A humble man who brought unity

964 views · Published 6 February 2018 · 4:00 · Indexed 19 October 2026

Channel: Rudaw English · 2018 · News & Politics

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Wednesday was the 31st anniversary of the death of Idris Barzani, the brother of former President Masoud Barzani and father of Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani. 

 

He died of a heart attack at the age of 43.

Idris Barzani is remembered as a humble man who helped to broker an agreement between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), forming the Kurdistani Front.

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