Iraqi president jalal talabani death
()November 12, Kelkan, Kingdom of Iraq · October 3, () (aged 83) Berlin, Germany..
Jalal Talabani
President of Iraq from 2006 to 2014
Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: مام جەلال تاڵەبانی, romanized: Celal Talebanî; Arabic: جلال طالبانيJalāl Ṭālabānī; 12 November 1933 – 3 October 2017)[2][3] was an Iraqi politician who served as the sixth president of Iraq from 2005 to 2014, as well as the president of the Governing Council of Iraq.
He was ethnically Kurdish.[4][5]
Talabani was the founder and secretary-general of one of the main Kurdish political parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
Jalal Talabani was an Iraqi politician who served as the sixth president of Iraq from to , as well as the president of the Governing Council of Iraq.
He was a prominent member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council, which was established following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Talabani was an advocate for Kurdish rights and democracy in Iraq for more than 50 years.
Early life
Talabani was born in Kelkan village[5] into the Koysinjaq branch of the Talabani family. The Talabani lineage has produced many leading social figures i