Mustafa Said Qadir

Mustafa Said Qadir
Vice President of Kurdistan Region
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 September 2019
PresidentNechirvan Barzani
Preceded byKosrat Rasul Ali
Personal details
Born6 July 1958
Political partyGorran Movement

Mustafa Said Qadir (born 6 July 1958 in Qaladize, Sulaymaniyah Governorate) has been Vice President of Kurdistan Region under Nechirvan Idris Barzani's administration since 8 September 2019.[1][2]

Mustafa earned a degree from Technical Institute of Agriculture in Baghdad in 1979. He was a political prisoner under the Ba'athist Iraq. He used to hold senior positions within Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, including membership in PUK politburo. Currently he is one of the leaders of the Gorran Movement.[2]

Mustafa became a member of the newly established Kurdistan National Assembly in its first the parliamentary election of 1992,[3] and he was appointed as minister of interior in PUK's Sulaymaniyah administration in 1998.[2] He was also minister of Peshmerga.

In 2019 Mustafa was selected as Gorran candidate for Vice President of Kurdistan Region.[4]

  1. ^ "President Barzani Appoints Vice Presidents of the Kurdistan Region". presidency.gov.krd.
  2. ^ a b c "Kurdistan Region Vice President Mustafa Qadir Mustafa". presidency.gov.krd.
  3. ^ "Mustafa Said Qadir Mustafa". Kurdistan Parliament - Iraq.
  4. ^ Editorial Staff (13 August 2019). "Mustafa Sayid Qadir 'selected' as Gorran's candidate for Iraqi Kurdistan VP". Kurd Net - Ekurd.net Daily News.