President of the Kurdistan Region

"President of Kurdistan" redirects here. For other uses, see President of Kurdistan (disambiguation).
President of the Kurdistan Region
Seal of the President
Flag of the President
since 10 June 2019
StyleHis Excellency
Appointerelected in KRG parliament (if possible)
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderJalal Talabani (de facto)
Masoud Barzani (de jure)
Formation4 July 1992 (de facto)
14 June 2005 (de jure)
DeputyVice President of Kurdistan Region
Websitepresidency.gov.krd/en/

The president of the Kurdistan Region is the head of state of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. They are part of the Kurdistan Presidency Council and commander-in-chief of the Peshmerga. The current president of Kurdistan Region is Nechirvan Barzani, who assumed office on 10 June 2019.

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