Fuad Hussein
Fuad Hussein | |
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فووئاد حوسێن | |
President of Iraqi Kurdistan | |
In office 14 June 2005 – 1 November 2017 | |
President | Masoud Barzani |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Khanaqin, Kingdom of Iraq |
Nationality | Iraqi - Dutch |
Political party | Kurdistan Democratic (1966–1974, since 1983) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (1974–1983) |
Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
Fuad Mohammed Hussein (
Background
Hussein was born in Khanaqin, a city in Diyala Province, Iraq, in 1946.[5] He is Kurdish, Shia Muslim and married to a Dutch Christian wife.[6] He moved to Baghdad in 1967 and graduated from Baghdad University in 1971.[1] While in Baghdad he joined the Kurdish Student Union and then the Kurdistan Democratic Party. In 1975, after the Kurdish defeat in the Second Iraqi–Kurdish War, Hussein moved to the Netherlands, where he studied for a doctorate in international relations. He led the Kurdish students union abroad from 1976 and became the deputy head of the Kurdish Institute in Paris in 1987. He married a Dutch Protestant Christian while in the Netherlands, who was a descendant of the Italian Montessori family.[1]
He speaks fluent Kurdish, Arabic, Dutch and English. After the removal of Saddam Hussein, he was an adviser to the Ministry of Education and was in charge of designing a new educational curriculum.[1]
Politics
He was appointed as Chief of Staff of
Less than a month afterwards, Hussein was nominated as a KDP candidate for the Finance Ministry. Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi proposed him and this was approved by parliament on 24 October 2018.[8]
In August 2020, during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State
In February 2024, he told BBC News that Iraq could potentially be pushed into conflict due to escalations in the Iran–Israel proxy conflict.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "From the shadows to presidency: Meet Fuad Hussein". Rudaw. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- Rûdaw(in Kurdish). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Kurds secure cabinet positions as Baghdad fills vacant ministries". www.rudaw.net. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ "ISHM: October 19 - 25, 2018 - Iraq". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ a b "KDP nominates Fuad Hussein for Iraqi president". Rudaw. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "Exclusive interview with Iraq presidential candidate Fuad Hussein". Rudaw. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "Iraq: Parliament elects Barham Salih as new president". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "House of Representatives gives confidence to Abdul Mahdi and 14 ministers". Al Forat News, via dinardetectives.com. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ Iraq, Chevron seen signing deal Wednesday: Iraqi foreign minister. 2020-08-19. Reuters. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "Iraq could be pushed into conflict, minister warns". BBC News. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.