Hoshyar Zebari
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Hoshyar Zebari (or Hişyar Zêbarî) (born 1953) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq. A Kurd originally from Aqrah, Zebari holds a masters degree in sociology from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and studied political science in Jordan. He was the foreign spokesperson for the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the 1990s and represented the organization to the United Kingdom and the United States.
He was appointed foreign minister in 2003 by the Iraqi Governing Council and held the post for the Iraqi Interim Government, Iraqi Transitional Government and the first permanent government. In september 2003 an Interim Government was appointed to assume sovereignty on June 28, 2004 and Hoshyar Zebari was no longer needed.
[edit] References
- BBC News (2003-09-01). Iraq's post-war cabinet. Retrieved on 2006-02-24.
- BBC News (2004-06-01). Interim Iraqi government. Retrieved on 2006-02-24.
- BBC News (2005-05-08). New Iraqi government members. Retrieved on 2006-02-24.
[edit] External links
- Richard Haass meets Hoshyar Zebari, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), June 8, 2004.
| Preceded by: Coalition Provisional Authority |
Minister of Foreign Affairs September 2003–current |
Succeeded by: current |
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