List of governors of Erbil

A map of the Erbil province

This is a list of the governors of Erbil.

Governors between 1923–1958 (Iraqi Monarchy)

Person[1] Took office Left office
Ahmed Osman[2] 1923 1927
Abdulmajid Alyequbi 1927 1930
Abdulhamid Serser 1930 1932
Jalal Baban 1932 1932
Mehmud Fakhri 1932 1935
Ahmed Tawfiq 1935 1939
Salih Zeki 1939 1941
Mustafa Alyequbi 1941 1943
Mustafa Qaredaxi 1943 1944
Wafiq Hebib 1944 1944
Saeed Qazaz 1944 1947
Jamal Omar Nazemi 1947 1947
Hassan Talebani 1948 1948
Mustafa Qaredaxi 1948 1950
Najemedin Saeb 1950 1952
Rashid Najeb 1952 1953
Ismael Heqi 1953 1956
Abdulhelim Elsenewi 1956 1956
Khalid Alneqshbendi 1956 1958

Governors between 1958-1992 (Pre-Kurdistan Autonomy)

Person[3] Took office Left office
Alaeddin Mahmmud 1958 1962
Badreddin Ali 1962 1964
Younis Hussain 1964 1964
Abed Almunem Almassraf 1964 1968
Muhamed Amin Faraj 1968 1970
Khalid Abdulhelim 1970 1970
Abdulwahab Atroshi 1970 1974
Serwan Jaff 1974 1974
Jalal Khoshnaw 1974 1975
Muhammed Ali Amin 1975 1977
Ismael Rasul Ahmed 1977 1978
Baheaddin Ahmed 1978 1980
Yahya Jaff 1980 1984
Ibrahim Zangena 1985 1988
Yahya Jaff 1988 1990
Munzir Mizefer Alneqshbendi 1991 2 September 1992

Governors between 1992-present (Kurdistan Region)

Person[3] Took office Left office Time in office
Abdulmiheimin Barzani 2 September 1992[4] 3 August 1994[4] 1 year, 335 days
Khurshid Sherpa 3 August 1994 October 1 1996 2 years, 59 days
Franso Hariri[5][a] October 1 1996[6] February 18 2001[6] 4 years, 140 days
Akram Mantik[b] February 18 2001 February 1 2004[7] 2 years, 348 days
Nawzad Hadi[8][9][c] February 1 2004[7] September 10 2019[7] 15 years, 221 days
Firsat Sofi[d][11] September 10, 2019[12] November 18, 2020[13] 1 year, 69 days
Omed Khoshnaw[14][15] November 18 2020 Incumbent[16] 5 years, 144 days
The memorial of the 2004 Erbil bombings at Sami Abdulrahman Park. Akram Mantik, the governor of Erbil at the time, was among one of them.

Notes

  1. ↑ Franso Hariri's term as governor ended prematurely due to his assassination on February 18, 2001 by the Ansar Al-Islam group. He was shot while walking to work in Erbil.
  2. ↑ Akram Muntik died in office on February 1, 2004, when twin suicide bombings targeted the KDP and PUK party offices in Erbil during Eid al-Adha celebrations. He was among more than 100 people killed in the attacks.
  3. ↑ Nawzad Hadi served as Governor of Erbil from 2004 to 2019, a total of 15 years, making him the longest-serving governor in the history of Erbil.
  4. ↑ Firsat Sofi died in office on 18 November 2020 due to complications from COVID-19.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Dalel Archived 2015-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Page number 60.
  2. ↑ Rasoul, Rasoul Muhammed; Sadiq, Snur Sabah (2022-06-28). "Erbil Mutasarif (governors) and their policies in political situations and role in construction between 1923-1945". Twejer Journal. 5 (1): 107–166. doi:10.31918/twejer.2251.03. ISSN 2617-0752.
  3. 1 2 Dalel Archived 2015-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Page number 60.
  4. 1 2 "Abdulmuhaimen Barzani". Parti Pedia (partipedia.org). 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  5. ↑ Kurdistan24 (2021-02-18). "Symbol of diversity: Almost two decades after the assassination of Franso Hariri". Symbol of diversity: Almost two decades after the assassination of Franso Hariri. Retrieved 2026-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. 1 2 "Franso Hariri". Parti Pedia (partipedia.org). 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  7. 1 2 3 "Erbil governor Nawzad Hadi steps down, former MP assumes post". Rudaw. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Erbil Official Website Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine,.
  9. ↑ Shafaaq Archived 2016-04-03 at the Wayback Machine,.
  10. ↑ "Erbil governor Firsat Sofi dies of coronavirus". Rudaw. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Wali, Zhelwan Z. "Former MP Firsat Sofi elected first new Erbil governor in 15 years". Rudaw.
  12. ↑ Kurdistan24 (2019-09-12). "Firsat Sofi elected as Kurdistan's new Erbil Governor". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2026-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Coronavirus cuts short tenure and life of Erbil's late governor". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  14. ↑ "KDP assigns Omid Khoshnaw to Erbil "Governor" position". KDP assigns Omid Khoshnaw to Erbil "Governor" position. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  15. ↑ Corporation, Nalia. "KDP's Omed Khoshnaw to be party's pick for Erbil governor". www.nrttv.com. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  16. ↑ "پارێزگار - ئومێد عبدالرحمن حسن(خۆشناو )". www.hawlergov.org. Retrieved 2026-04-11.


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.