Lahur Talabani

Lahur Talabani
لاھور تاڵەبانی
Lahur Talabani in 2024
Leader of the People's Front
Assumed office
17 January 2024
Preceded byOffice established
Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
In office
February 2020 – July 2021
Serving with Bafel Talabani
Preceded byKosrat Rasul Ali
Succeeded byBafel Talabani
Director of the Zanyari Agency
Assumed office
2013
Director of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG)
In office
2002–2013
Personal details
Born1975 (age 50–51)
CitizenshipIraqi
British
Party People's Front
RelativesJalal Talabani (uncle)
Qubad Talabani (cousin)
Bafel Talabani (cousin)
EducationUniversity of Greenwich
OccupationPolitician, intelligence official
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Lahur Talabani (Kurdish: لاهور تاڵەبانی; born 1975), also known as Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani (Kurdish: لاهور شێخ جەنگی تاڵەبانی) is an Iraqi politician, he was the Co-Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the former Director of the Zanyarî Agency and Director of the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG). Known commonly as Sheikh Lahur, Talabani was a leading figure in the fight against terror especially in the fight against the Islamic State. After losing a leadership battle and being ousted from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Lahur proceeded to found his own party, the People's Front.