Falah Mustafa Bakir (; born 1964) is a Kurdish politician from Kurdistan Region, Iraq serving as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to President

Nechirvan Barzani Nechirvan Idris Barzani (; ; born 21 September 1966) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician serving as the second President of the Kurdistan Region. He was elected into office by the Kurdistan Region Parliament in June 2019. Nechirvan Barzani was appoi ...

with a ministerial rank. He was appointed to this position in August 2019, after having served as (Minister) the first Head of the

Kurdistan Regional Government The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is the official executive body of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. The cabinet is selected by the majority party or list who also select the prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdish poli ...

(KRG) Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) from 2006 to 2019.

Early life and education

Falah Mustafa Bakir was born in

Erbil Erbil (, ; , ), also called Hawler (, ), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city is the capital of the Erbil Governorate. Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. At the h ...

in 1964. He obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Mosul, his graduate degree in Development Studies at the

University of Bath The University of Bath is a public research university in Bath, England. Bath received its royal charter in 1966 as Bath University of Technology, along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report. Like the University ...

, and a senior manager's executive program certificate at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, and English.

Career

In 2006, he created the Kurdistan Department of Foreign Relations, and he has served as its Foreign Minister since then after taking the role in September 2006.VIP Lunch in honour of Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir
, Middle East Association, October 16, 2013 In September 2016, he remained Kurdistan Regional Government's minister of foreign relations. That month he asserted that "if we reach an agreement with Baghdad (on statehood), there may not be a need for a referendum." In October 2016, he stated publicly that the

Peshmerga The Peshmerga () are the internal security forces of Kurdistan Region. According to the Constitution of Iraq, regional governments are responsible for "the establishment and organization of the internal security forces for the region such as p ...

were suffering casualties due to a lack of air support. He is a frequent guest lecturer at

Salahaddin University Salahaddin University-Erbil (''Zankoy Selaheddîn-hewler'', ''زانکۆی سەلاحەدین-هەولێر'' in Kurdish) is one of the public higher education institutions in the Kurdistan region It is located in Erbil ( Hewler), capital of the ...

and University of Kurdistan - Hewler (UKH) in Erbil.

Personal life

Falah Mustafa Bakir is deeply connected to his Kurdish heritage and enjoys spending time with his family in Erbil, where he lives with his wife and four children. His personal interests include traditional Kurdish music, fine arts, and various sports. He is fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, and English.

References

External links

Government Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakir, Falah Mustafa Living people 1964 births Alumni of the University of Bath Ministers of foreign affairs of Iraq Harvard Kennedy School alumni Iraqi Kurdistani politicians Kurdish academics People from Erbil University of Mosul alumni

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

See also

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