Hoshyar Zebari (also spelled
Hoshyar Zubari/Zibari, Kurdish:
Hişyar Zêbarî) (born 1953) is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of
IraqIraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , also known as Mesopotamia, is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.Iraq shares borders with Jordan to the west, Syria...
. A
KurdKürd or Kyurd or Kyurt may refer to:*Kürd Eldarbəyli, Azerbaijan*Kürd Mahrızlı, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Goychay, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Qabala, Azerbaijan*Qurdbayram, Azerbaijan...
originally from
AqrahAkre, is a city and district in the Ninewa Governorate, 120 km from the Dahuk Governorate. The Kurdish film director, Hiner Saleem was born in this city. The Iraqi Ambassador to Vienna, Tariq Aqrawi is also from Akre, and Dr...
, a city in
Iraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region also referred to as Southern Kurdistan as part of Greater Kurdistan is an autonomous, federally recognized region of Iraq...
, Zebari holds a masters degree in sociology from the
University of EssexThe University of Essex is a British campus university located near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965, the University has established itself as a centre of excellence for humanities and social sciences, and is highly rated in the United...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and studied political science in
JordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba. Jordan shares borders with Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, the Gulf of Aqaba to the southwest,...
. He was the foreign spokesperson for the
Kurdistan Democratic PartyKurdistan Democratic Party may refer to:*Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq, an Iraqi Kurdish political party*Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, an Iranian Kurdish political party*Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria, a Kurdish political party in Syria...
in the 1990s and represented the party to both the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
and the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Hoshyar Zebari (also spelled
Hoshyar Zubari/Zibari, Kurdish:
Hişyar Zêbarî) (born 1953) is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of
IraqIraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , also known as Mesopotamia, is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.Iraq shares borders with Jordan to the west, Syria...
. A
KurdKürd or Kyurd or Kyurt may refer to:*Kürd Eldarbəyli, Azerbaijan*Kürd Mahrızlı, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Goychay, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Qabala, Azerbaijan*Qurdbayram, Azerbaijan...
originally from
AqrahAkre, is a city and district in the Ninewa Governorate, 120 km from the Dahuk Governorate. The Kurdish film director, Hiner Saleem was born in this city. The Iraqi Ambassador to Vienna, Tariq Aqrawi is also from Akre, and Dr...
, a city in
Iraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region also referred to as Southern Kurdistan as part of Greater Kurdistan is an autonomous, federally recognized region of Iraq...
, Zebari holds a masters degree in sociology from the
University of EssexThe University of Essex is a British campus university located near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965, the University has established itself as a centre of excellence for humanities and social sciences, and is highly rated in the United...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and studied political science in
JordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba. Jordan shares borders with Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, the Gulf of Aqaba to the southwest,...
. He was the foreign spokesperson for the
Kurdistan Democratic PartyKurdistan Democratic Party may refer to:*Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq, an Iraqi Kurdish political party*Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, an Iranian Kurdish political party*Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria, a Kurdish political party in Syria...
in the 1990s and represented the party to both the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
and the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He was appointed Foreign Minister of Iraq in 2003 by the
Iraqi Governing CouncilThe Iraqi Governing Council was the provisional government of Iraq from July 13, 2003 to June 1, 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority...
and held the post for the
Iraqi Interim GovernmentThe Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a caretaker government to govern Iraq until the Iraqi Transitional Government was installed following the Iraqi National Assembly election conducted on January 30, 2005...
,
Iraqi Transitional GovernmentThe Iraqi Transitional Government was the government of Iraq from May 3rd, 2005, when it replaced the Iraqi Interim Government, until May 20th, 2006, when it was replaced by the first permanent government....
and the first permanent government.
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