Ali Tatar

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). Tatar is the current governor of Duhok.[1]

Early life and education

He was born into a family of a political background and together with his family left into exile to Iran as a child in the 1970s.[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.[2] He is also a member of the Board of Trustees from the American University of Kurdistan.[5]

Professional career

He was the Director General of the Intelligence Unit of the Duhok Governorate between the 2002 and 2011[2] and held several positions within the KDP before assuming as the Governor of Duhok on appointment by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in 2020.[6]

References
  1. "KDP's Ali Tatar elected Governor of Erbil". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2020-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Duhok Governorate". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  3. "Governor Professor. Ali Tatar – The American University of Kurdistan". American University of Kurdistan. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  4. "علي تتر محافظاً لدهوك خلفاً لفرهاد أتروشي". www.shafaq.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Board of Trustees – The American University of Kurdistan". auk.edu.krd. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  6. Bakr, Mara Jasm (6 July 2021). "The War at Home: The Need for Internal Security Sector Reform in Iraqi Kurdistan". Middle East Institute.
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