Firsat Sofi Ali (, 21 May 1978 – 18 November 2020) was an Iraqi

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politician of the

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(KDP).

Biography

He was born in Gazna village in

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. Firsat was the Governor of

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until he died due to

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on 18 November 2020. Sofi held a PhD in International Law from

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 taught law at Erbil Polytechnic University. He was also a legal advisor at the Kurdistan Region Presidency’s office. Sofi contracted Coronavirus on October 19 and was flown to Turkey for medical treatment in Istanbul's Memorial hospital on November 2. Following his death, President Nechirvan Barzani offered condolences to Sofi's family, describing him as "an active parliamentarian and competent legal expert who had a significant role in the Kurdistan Parliament." Barzani added that "His professionalism, integrity, patriotism, and devotion has made Dr. Firsat much loved by the public." After his death,

Omed Khoshnaw Omed Abdulrahman Hassan known as Omed Khoshnaw (, born 1 June 1977) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Khoshnaw is the current Erbil governor. He succeeded former governor Firsat Sofi, who died on 18 Novembe ...

became the new governor of Erbil.

References

1978 births 2020 deaths Iraqi Kurdistani politicians Kurdistan Democratic Party politicians Members of the Kurdistan Region Parliament People from Erbil Governorate Governors of Erbil Governorate Salahaddin University-Erbil alumni Academic staff of Erbil Polytechnic University Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Ankara {{Kurdistan-stub