Dr. Ali Tatar Tawfiq Nerway, known as Ali Tatar (Kurdish: عەلی تەتەر; born 15 October 1968, Amedi), is an Iraqi Kurdish politician of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (K.D.P). Mr. Tatar is the current governor of Duhok.[1]
Ali Tatar was born on 15 Oct, 1968 in Nerwa-Rekkan sub-district of the Amedi district. He was displaced with his family to Iran during the Kurdish struggle, while constantly fighting for their rights from 1975 until 1992 when he was finally able to return to Kurdistan. Ali was later imprisoned by the Iraqi Regime for actions performed during his time with the Kurdish liberation forces in 1989.[2] He joined the Kurdish liberation forces in 1989 and for some time was imprisoned by the Iraqi forces.[3] Tatar has a bachelor's degree in college of Arts – History department from University of Duhok and finished master's degree in majoring new and contemporary history and in 2008 he received a PhD.[4]
In 2012 he became an assistant professor at the University of Duhok and in 2018 he was awarded a full professorship. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees from the American University of Kurdistan.[5]
He was the Director General of the Intelligence Unit of the Duhok Governorate between the 2002 and 2011 and held several positions within the KDP before assuming as the Governor of Duhok on appointment by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in 2020.[6]