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Iraq: The Kurdish politician and diplomat Idris Barzani (1944-1987), c. 1975

Iraq: The Kurdish politician and diplomat Idris Barzani (1944-1987), c. 1975

Idris Barzani (1944 – January 31, 1987) was a Kurdish politician in Iraqi Kurdistan. He was the brother of Massoud Barzani, a well-known Kurdish figure, and the father of Nechervan Idris Barzani.

He was often sent on diplomatic missions for the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP). He died on January 31, 1987, of a heart attack.

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