Adel Murad عادل موراد | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of PUK, Former Ambassador | |
| In office 14 June 2013 – 18 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Nechervan Idris Barzani |
| Vice President | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1949 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | 18 May 2018 (aged 68) Germany |
| Political party |  Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| Spouse | Ashna Murad |
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Adel Murad (Kurdish: عادل موراد, romanized: Adil Murad; 11 December 1949 – 18 May 2018[1]) was an Iraqi Kurdish politician whom along with Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Kamal Fuad, Ali Askari, Fuad Masum and Abdul Razaq Faily, was the co-founder of the main opposition party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. He had previously served as representative of PUK in Baghdad under Iraq's Transitional Government[2] and a Representative of Jalal Talabani in Damascus. He was a graduate of the University of Baghdad, with an MSC in Chemistry. Once a commander and Peshmerga veteran, Murad has since been calling for international support and armament from including Russia to support the Peshmerga forces.[3]
- ^ "PUK Co-founder Adel Murad dies in Germany".
- ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2003/05/iraq-030521-rfel-161527.htm title=Iraq: If U.S. Troops Left, Would Civil War, Sectarian Strife Follow?
- ^ "عادل مراد يدعو روسيا إلى دعم قوات البيشمركة". Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2016.