Omer Fattah Hussain (Born: As-Sulaymaniyah) is the former deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government[1] (KRG) in Iraq. Due to political problems in the PUK, he handed his resignation in on 24 February 2009.[2] He also served as acting Prime Minister of Jalal Talebani's Suleimaniyeh based Kurdish administration from July 2004 (when Barham Salih resigned to become Deputy Prime Minister for the Iraqi Interim Government until June 2005 with the re-unification of Iraq's Kurdish autonomous Republic.[3]
Omer Fattah Hussain | |
|---|---|
| 4th Prime Minister of Kurdistan (PUK) | |
| In office 4 July 2004 – 14 June 2005 | |
| President | Jalal Talebani |
| Preceded by | Barham Salih |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan | |
| In office 1 March 2006 – 24 February 2009 | |
| President | Massoud Barzani |
| Prime Minister | Nechervan Barzani |
| Preceded by | Post Created |
| Succeeded by | Imad Ahmad Sayfour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 As-Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
| Nationality | Kurdish |
| Political party | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (before 2009) Kurdistan Democratic Party (after 2009) |
| Residence | Erbil |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ministers of the new unified cabinet". Kurdistan Regional Government. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ^ "KRG Deputy Premier presents his resignation to Kurdistan Region President". Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Countries I". Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2010.