Adnan Mufti (politician)
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Adnan Mufti | |
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| Speaker of Kurdistan Parliament | |
| In office 30 January 2005 – 20 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Kamal Fuad |
| Succeeded by | Kemal Kirkuki |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region (PUK-controlled area)[1] | |
| In office 1999 – 30 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) Erbil |
| Party |  Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
Adnan Mufti is an Iraqi Kurdish politician of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Mufti was born in 1949 in Erbil. He has a bachelor's degree in accounting.[2] He joined Kurdistan Democratic Party in 1963.[2] In 1975, he joined the founding committee of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.[2] In 1978 he returned to Iraqi Kurdistan and participated in the new revolution as a Peshmerga.[2] In 1979 he was one of the founding members of the Kurdistan Socialist Party.[2]
In 1999, Mufti was appointed as the minister of municipalities, minister of finance and economy and deputy prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government.[2] He was elected Speaker of the Parliament[2] after the elections of 2005[3] until 20 August 2009.
