Omed Khoshnaw
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Omed Khoshnaw | |
|---|---|
 Omed Khoshnaw | |
| Erbil Governor | |
| Assumed office 18 February 2021 | |
| President | Nechirvan Barzani |
| Prime Minister | Masrur Barzani |
| Preceded by | Firsat Sofi |
| Member of Kurdistan Region Parliament | |
| In office 2013–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Omed Abdulrahman Hassan 1 June 1977 |
| Party | Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Salahaddin University-Erbil |
Omed Abdulrahman Hassan known as Omed Khoshnaw[1] (Kurdish: ئومێد خۆشناو, romanized: Umêd Xoshnaw, born 1 June 1977) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Khoshnaw is the current Erbil governor.[2][3] He succeeded former governor Firsat Sofi, who died on 18 November 2020 due to COVID-19.[4][5] From 2013 to 2021, Omed was a member of parliament and head of the KDP block in the Kurdistan Region Parliament.[6][7]
Omed Khoshnaw is the mayor of Erbil city. Omed has a bachelor's degree in Media and Communications, he also finished a master's degree in Public Law.[8]