Ali Tatar
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Dr. Ali Tatar Tawfiq Nerway, known as Ali Tatar (
Early life and education
Ali Tatar was born on 15 Oct, 1968 in Nerwa-Rekkan sub-district of the Amedi district. He was displaced with his family to Iran during the Kurdish struggle, while constantly fighting for their rights from 1975 until 1992 when he was finally able to return to Kurdistan. Ali was later imprisoned by the Iraqi Regime for actions performed during his time with the Kurdish liberation forces in 1989.[2] He joined the Kurdish liberation forces in 1989 and for some time was imprisoned by the Iraqi forces.[3] Tatar has a bachelor's degree in college of Arts – History department from University of Duhok and finished master's degree in majoring new and contemporary history and in 2008 he received a PhD.[4]
In 2012 he became an assistant professor at the University of Duhok and in 2018 he was awarded a full professorship.[2] He is also a member of the Board of Trustees from the American University of Kurdistan.[5]
Professional career
He was the Director General of the Intelligence Unit of the Duhok Governorate between the 2002 and 2011[2] and held several positions within the KDP before assuming as the Governor of Duhok on appointment by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in 2020.[6]
References
- ^ "KDP's Ali Tatar elected Governor of Erbil". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b c "Duhok Governorate". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- American University of Kurdistan. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "علي تتر محافظاً لدهوك خلفاً لفرهاد أتروشي". www.shafaq.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Board of Trustees – The American University of Kurdistan". auk.edu.krd. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ Bakr, Mara Jasm (6 July 2021). "The War at Home: The Need for Internal Security Sector Reform in Iraqi Kurdistan". Middle East Institute.