Safeen Dizayee Explained

Safeen Dizayee
Native Name:سەفین دزەیی
Native Name Lang:Kurdish
Office:Minister of Foreign Relations of Kurdistan Region
Term Start:21 July 2019
Nationality:Iraqi Kurdish
Party:Kurdistan Democratic Party

Safeen Muhsin Dizayee (سەفین دزەیی) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician serving as Minister and Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government since 21 July 2019.[1] [2] [3] [4] He is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

Political career

From his previous posts, Dizayee was the Chief of staff to the Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, as well as Spokesperson and Head of Department of Media and Information (DMI) of the Kurdistan Regional Government at the 7th and 8th cabinets.[5] [6] Prior to that, he served as Minister of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government 6th cabinet from 2009 to 2012.[7] [8] Dizayee headed the Kurdistan Democratic Party International Relations Office from 2004 to 2009.[9] In 1992, Dizayee officially appointed as Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)'s representative in Turkey.

References

  1. News: Zaman. Amberin. July 22, 2019. Former government spokesman tapped as KRG foreign relations head. Al-Monitor.
  2. News: 22 July 2019. Safeen Dizayee new head of Kurdistan Region foreign relations. Rudaw.
  3. News: 17 Oct 2020. Minister Safeen Dizayee receives Head of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Iraq. Kurdistan Regional Government official website.
  4. News: 23 July 2019. Sefin Dizayi, Erbil Başkonsolosu Karaçay ile görüştü. Rudaw.
  5. News: 10 May 2018. KRG is restoring diplomatic relations, spokesperson says of Moscow trip. Rudaw.
  6. News: October 31, 2018. Mr. spokesman of KRG Visited Tishk International University. Tishk International University (TIU).
  7. News: 17 November 2012. HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORUM: DAY 2. C-SPAN.
  8. News: 2012. Iraqi curriculum framework. UNESDOC - UNESCO Digital Library - UNESCO.org.
  9. News: November 16, 2007. Dizayi Türkiye'den süre istedi. İhlas News Agency.