Adel Murad
Adel Murad عادل موراد | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of PUK, Former Ambassador | |
| In office 14 June 2013 – 18 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Nechervan Idris Barzani |
| Vice President | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1949 |
| Died | 18 May 2018 (aged 68) |
| Party | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
| Spouse | Ashna Murad |
| Children | Nozheen Adel Murad, Solin Adel Murad |
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Adel Murad (Kurdish: عادل موراد, romanized: Adil Murad; 11 December 1949 – 18 May 2018) was an Iraqi Kurdish politician whom along with Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Kamal Fuad, Ali Askari, Fuad Masum and Abdul Razaq Faily, was the co-founder of the main opposition party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. He had previously served as representative of PUK in Baghdad under Iraq's Transitional Government and a Representative of Jalal Talabani in Damascus. He was a graduate of the University of Baghdad, with an MSC in Chemistry. Once a commander and Peshmerga veteran, Murad has since been calling for international support and armament from including Russia to support the Peshmerga forces.