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Masoud Barzani

1946 - Today

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Masoud Barzani (Kurdish: مەسعوود‌ بارزانی, romanized: Mesûd Barzanî; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Masoud Barzani is the 1,689th most popular politician (down from 1,415th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Iran (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Iranian Politician.

Masoud Barzani is most famous for being the president of the Kurdish autonomous region in Iraq.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Masoud Barzani ranks 1,689 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Taizu of Song, Sauli Niinistö, Manasseh of Judah, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Gudea, and Esarhaddon. After him are Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, Pupienus, Carlos I of Portugal, Levi Eshkol, Pescennius Niger, and Idris of Libya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Masoud Barzani ranks 44. Before him are Dianne Wiest, Syd Barrett, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Emerson Fittipaldi, Robert Fripp, and Oliver Stone. After him are Paul Alexander, Timothy Dalton, David Suchet, Liza Minnelli, Arrigo Sacchi, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Masoud Barzani ranks 61 out of 631. Before him are Astyages (-700), Cambyses I (-600), Báb (1819), Öljaitü (1280), Attar of Nishapur (1145), and Moshe Katsav (1945). After him are Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Cyaxares (-700), Ibn Majah (824), Achaemenes (-800), Shapur II (309), and Cyrus I (-690).

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    Astyages

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 74.02

    Rank: 55

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    Cambyses I

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 559 BC

    HPI: 73.84

    Rank: 56

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    Báb

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1819 - 1850

    HPI: 73.80

    Rank: 57

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    Öljaitü

    POLITICIAN

    1280 - 1316

    HPI: 73.76

    Rank: 58

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    Attar of Nishapur

    WRITER

    1145 - 1220

    HPI: 73.64

    Rank: 59

  • Photo of Moshe Katsav

    Moshe Katsav

    POLITICIAN

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 73.42

    Rank: 60

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    Masoud Barzani

    POLITICIAN

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 73.21

    Rank: 61

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    Abbas Kiarostami

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1940 - 2016

    HPI: 72.89

    Rank: 62

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    Cyaxares

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 584 BC

    HPI: 72.79

    Rank: 63

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    Ibn Majah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    824 - 886

    HPI: 72.73

    Rank: 64

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    Achaemenes

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 72.65

    Rank: 65

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    Shapur II

    POLITICIAN

    309 - 379

    HPI: 72.64

    Rank: 66

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    Cyrus I

    POLITICIAN

    690 BC - 580 BC

    HPI: 72.49

    Rank: 67

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Masoud Barzani ranks 30. Before him are Yazdegerd III (624), Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), Cambyses I (-600), Öljaitü (1280), and Moshe Katsav (1945). After him are Cyaxares (-700), Achaemenes (-800), Shapur II (309), Cyrus I (-690), Tekuder (1247), and Psamtik III (-590).

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