Idris Barzani
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Idris Barzani | |
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ئیدریس بارزانی (Îdirîs Barzanî) | |
 Idris Barzani (center) with Kaka Ziad Koya (left) and Franso Hariri | |
| Born | 1944 Semel, Iraqi Kurdistan, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 31 January 1987 (aged 42–43) |
| Burial place | Barzan, Kurdistan Region |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Kurdish political leadership, diplomacy |
| Political party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Children | 6, including Nechirvan Idris Barzani |
| Parent | Mullah Mustafa Barzani |
| Relatives | Massoud Barzani (brother) |
| Family | Barzani family |
Idris Barzani (Kurdish: ئیدریس بارزانی, romanized: Îdirîs Barzanî; 1944 – 31 January 1987) was a Kurdish politician in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Born in the village of Barzan in 1944, his early life was shaped by the political upheavals of the Kurdish movement and the exile of his family following periods of conflict with the Iraqi government.[1]
He was a senior leader and influential figure in the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), participating in political and military efforts during the Kurdish struggle. Barzani played key roles in organizing Kurdish refugees, restructuring the party in the mid-1970s, and working toward Kurdish unity through the creation of umbrella organizations such as the Kurdistan Front.[2][3]
Barzani was the brother of Massoud Barzani, who later became president of the Kurdistan Region, and the father of Nechirvan Barzani, its current president.[1][4]
He was respected for his efforts to foster cooperation among Kurdish parties and for his diplomatic work on behalf of the KDP.[5][6]
Barzani died of a heart attack on 31 January 1987 in the Silvaneh sub-district near Urmia in Iranian Kurdistan. His remains were initially buried beside his father, the Kurdish leader Mustafa Barzani. Following the 1991 uprising and the liberation of parts of Iraqi Kurdistan, his body was repatriated to Barzan in October 1993, where it was reburied in his homeland.[1]
Barzani was one of the most prominent political figures in Kurdish politics, spending his entire life serving the cause alongside his father and brother Massoud. He was known as a peacemaking figure among Kurdish parties after the 1975 Algiers Agreement between Shah Pahlavi and Saddam Hussein. In the 1980s, he repeatedly attempted to hold a congress to gather the Kurds and unify Kurdish political parties, but his sudden death in 1987 prevented him from achieving this goal.
