Adham Barzani Explained

Adham Barzani
Native Name:ئەدھەم بارزانی
Native Name Lang:ckb
Occupation:Former member of the Kurdistan Parliament, former leader of the Kurdish Revolutionary Hezbollah
Relations:Barzani family
Otherparty:Kurdish Revolutionary Hezbollah (1988-2004)
Kurdistan Democratic Party (2004-2014)
Nationality:Kurdish
Citizenship: Iraq
Birth Date: df=yes 16 April 1962
Birth Place:Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
Party:Independent

Adham Osman Ahmad Barzani (Kurdish: ئەدهەم عوسمان ئەحمەد بارزانی; born April 16, 1962) is a Kurdish politician and former member of the Kurdistan Region Parliament.

Biography

He was born on April 16, 1962, to Osman Barzani, the son of Ahmed Barzani. He began his political career establishing the Kurdish Revolutionary Hezbollah in 1988. Like other Iraqi Kurdish parties, the group received funds from Iran against Saddam Hussein. KRH was dissolved in 2004, after which Adham Barzani joined the Kurdistan Democratic Party with the rest of his relatives.[1] [2] [3] In 2011, tensions between him and the KDP began after he claimed that Masoud Barzani needed reform if he wanted to maintain his credibility.[4] In 2014, he left the KDP and resigned from all his government posts.[3] In March 2015, he expressed his desire to establish a new political movement after criticising Masoud Barzani and the KDP.[5] He criticised the close ties between the KDP and Turkey, and he opposed Turkish presence in Iraqi Kurdistan.[6] He frequently called for the KDP to release detained activists and journalists in the Kurdistan Region.[7] Referring to the Turkish intervention in Iraqi Kurdistan, he stated that "whenever Turkey has occupied a piece of territory, it has never withdrawn from it", and demanded Turkey to keep its conflict with the PKK inside Turkish borders.[8] In May 2021, he sent a letter to the Hamas leadership, in which he expressed his support for them against Israel.[9]

He had ties with Hüseyin Velioğlu, and in 1999 he hosted Velioğlu in the city of Soran, Iraq, for training.[10] In June 2019, he was visited by İshak Sağlam of the Free Cause Party.[11]

He was eventually banned from entering Erbil by the Kurdistan Regional Government.[12] In July 2024, the Erbil Security Directorate of the KDP government issued an arrest warrant for Adham Barzani.[13]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/krh.htm Kurdistan Revolutionary Hizballah
  2. News: Iraqi Political Groups. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2007-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20070314004836/https://www.rferl.org/specials/iraqelections/partiesK.asp. 2007-03-14. dead.
  3. Web site: Massoud Barzani's cousin Adham Barzani resigns from KDP leading council: Iraqi Kurdistan . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315142740/http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2014/3/state7803.htm . March 15, 2014 . ekurd.net.
  4. Web site: Barzani's KDP will lose credibility without reform: Senior KDP official Adham Barzani . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514194523/http://ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2011/7/state5300.htm . May 14, 2015 . ekurd.net.
  5. Web site: September 28, 2015 . Adham Barzani to establish a new political movement in Iraqi Kurdistan . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202234717/http://ekurd.net/adham-barzani-to-establishes-party-2015-09-28 . February 2, 2016.
  6. Web site: هەواڵەکان . رۆژنیوز-ناوەندی . May 21, 2022 . ئەدهەم بارزانی: بۆردوومانەکانی دەوڵەتی تورک ڕسوا دەکەین - . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729112325/https://rojnews.news/?p=280794 . July 29, 2024.
  7. Web site: Senior KDP official calls for release of detained journalists, activists . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302193205/https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/190220212 . March 2, 2021 . 2024-07-29 . www.rudaw.net.
  8. Web site: 2021-05-30 . Whenever Turkey has occupied a piece of territory, it has never withdrawn from it: Adham Barzani . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729112719/https://ekurd.net/whenever-turkey-occupied-piece-2021-05-30 . July 29, 2024 . 2024-07-29 . Kurd Net - Ekurd.net Daily News . en-US.
  9. Web site: What is happening in Palestine today is a clear violation of the legal rights of this nation . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729113051/https://nournews.ir/en/news/67580/What-is-happening-in-Palestine-today-is-a-clear-violation-of-the-legal-rights-of-this-nation . July 29, 2024 . nournews.
  10. Web site: 1999-04-03 . Hizbullah Irak'ta eğitildi . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323181336/https://www.milliyet.com.tr/the-others/hizbullah-irakta-egitildi-5252931 . March 23, 2024 . 2024-03-07 . Milliyet . tr.
  11. Web site: HUDA PAR President Sağlam visits Sheikh Ethem Barzani - [İLKHA] Ilke News Agency ]. https://web.archive.org/web/20240729113232/https://ilkha.com/english/latest/huda-par-president-saglam-visits-sheikh-ethem-barzani-5491 . July 29, 2024 . ilkha.com.
  12. Web site: June 5, 2024 . ئەدهەم بارزانی: دوو ساڵە سەرۆکی پارتی ڕێگە نادات بگەڕێمەوە زێدی خۆم - كوردستان . https://web.archive.org/web/20240605220701/https://rojnews.news/?p=474333 . June 5, 2024 . rojnews.
  13. Web site: 2024-07-16 . Intra-clan tensions exposed as Erbil issues arrest warrant for former KDP figure . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716211401/https://medyanews.net/intra-clan-tensions-exposed-as-erbil-issues-arrest-warrant-for-former-kdp-figure/ . July 16, 2024 . 2024-07-29 . Medya News . en-GB.

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