Fuad Masum
7th President of the Republic of Iraq
Muhammad Fuad Masum (Arabic: محمد فؤاد معصوم Muḥammad Fūād Ma‘ṣūm; Kurdish: محەممەد فوئاد مەعسووم, born 1 January 1938)[1] was the seventh President of Iraq from 24 July 2014 through 2 October 2019.
Fuad Masum | |
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| 7th President of Iraq | |
| In office 24 July 2014 – 2 October 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki Haider al-Abadi |
| Vice President | Khodair al-Khozaei Nouri al-Maliki Osama al-Nujaifi Ayad Alawi |
| Preceded by | Jalal Talabani |
| Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
| Speaker of the Council of Representatives | |
Acting | |
| In office 14 June 2010 – 11 November 2010 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Preceded by | Ayad al-Samarrai |
| Succeeded by | Osama al-Nujaifi |
| 1st Prime Minister of Kurdistan (PUK) | |
| In office 4 July 1992 – 26 April 1993 | |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Fuad Masum محمد فؤاد معصوم January 1, 1938 Koya, Iraq |
| Political party | Kurdistan Patriotic (1975–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Iraqi Communist (1962–1964) Kurdistan Democratic (1964–1975) |
| Spouse(s) | Rounak Abdulwahid Mustafa (1968–present) |
| Children | Shereen Juwan Showan Zozan Shilan Veian |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad Al-Azhar University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Masum is a veteran Iraqi Kurdish politician[2][3] and was elected as President following the 2014 parliamentary election.[4]
Masum is the second non-Arab president of Iraq, replacing Jalal Talabani, also Kurdish, and is a friend of Talabani.
References
change- ↑ Iraq President's biography
- ↑ Michael M. Gunter (4 November 2010). Historical Dictionary of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7507-4.
- ↑ "PressTV – Iraq Kurds nominate Masum as next president". Press TV. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Moderate Kurd leader elected as Iraq president". Iraq Sun. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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