Najmiddin Karim
Najmiddin Karim (Kurdish: نەجمەدین کەریم; 1949 – 31 October 2020), also known as Najmaldin Karim,[2][3] was an Iraqi Kurdish politician. He was governor of Kirkuk Governorate from 2011 to 2017.[4] He was born in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Najmaldin Karim | |
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| Governor of Kirkuk | |
| In office 3 April 2011[1] – 16 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Mustafa |
| Member of the Council of Representatives | |
| In office 7 March 2010 – 2 April 2011 | |
| Constituency | Kirkuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Kirkuk, Iraq |
| Died | (aged 71) Washington D.C., United States |
| Cause of death | stroke |
| Citizenship | Iraq United States |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Zozan |
| Relations | Bakhtiyar (brother) Azad (brother) |
| Children | 4 (Three sons and a daughter) |
| Alma mater | George Washington University University of Mosul |
| Profession | Neurosurgeon |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Peshmerga |
| Years of service | 1972–1975 |
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Karim died on 31 October 2020 at a hospital in Washington, D.C. at the age of 71.[5]
References
- Ali, Aram. "Kirkuk's New Governor Sworn In". Rudaw. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011.
- "Kurdish forces attack Islamic State west of Kirkuk". The Japan Times Online. 10 March 2015.
- "Iraq dismisses Kirkuk governor amid dispute with Kurds". The Hindu. 14 September 2017.
- Kurdistan24. "Ex-Kirkuk governor lands in Erbil after reports of his arrest in Lebanon". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- FORMER KIRKUK GOVERNOR NAJMADIN KARIM DIES AT 47 IN US: HIS OFFICE Archived 2020-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, NRT, Published 31 Oct 2020.
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