Franso Hariri
Franso Toma Hariri (Syriac: ܦܪܢܣܘ ܚܪܝܪܝ; 1937 – February 18, 2001), was an Iraqi Assyrian politician, and a high-ranking and long-standing Kurdistan Democratic Party member and head of the KDP block of the Kurdistan Region Parliament.
Personal life
Franso Hariri was born in the city of
He supported projects for the beautification and modernization of the city of Erbil. He was also well known as a strong supporter of education, health, and sport projects in the city.
His son Fawzi Hariri was a former Minister of Industry of Iraq.
Assassination
Hariri was assassinated on his way to work on February 18, 2001 by four Kurdish Ansar al-Islam members.[1][2] Two previous attempts had been made on his life in Erbil on 1994 and 1997 at the same place and the same street but he escaped from both.[3][4]
In honor of Hariri, the Kurdistan Regional Government declared three days of mourning and renamed the Erbil football stadium the Franso Hariri Stadium.
See also
- Franso Hariri Stadium
- List of ethnic Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Syriacs
- List of Nochiyaye
- Nochiya Tribe
References
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