Lahur Talabani | |
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Lahur Shex Jangi | |
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Leader of the People's Front | |
Assumed office 18 February 2020 Serving with Bafel Talabani | |
Preceded by | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Koya, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
Citizenship | Iraqi and British |
Relatives | Polad Talabani (brother) Aras Talabani (brother) Aso Talabani (brother) Ako Talabani (brother) Hiwa Talabani (brother) Jalal Talabani (uncle) Qubad Talabani (cousin) Bafel Talabani (cousin) |
Education | University of Greenwich |
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Lahur Talabani (Kurdish: لاهور تاڵەبانی; born 1975), also known as Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani[1] (Kurdish: لاهور شێخ جەنگی تاڵەبانی) is an Iraqi politician, he was the Co-President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan,[2][3] the former Director of the Zanyari Agency and Former Director of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG). Known commonly as Sheikh Lahur, Talabani was a leading figure in the fight against terror[4] especially in the fight against the Islamic State. After being losing a leadership battle and being ousted from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Lahur proceeded to found his own party, the People's Front.[5]