Muhammad Fuad Masum (Arabic: محمد فؤاد معصوم Muḥammad Fūād Ma‘ṣūm; Kurdish: محەممەد فوئاد مەعسووم, born 1 January 1938)[1] was the seventh President of Iraq from 24 July 2014 through 2 October 2019.
Quick facts 7th President of Iraq, Prime Minister ...
Fuad Masum |
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In office
24 July 2014 – 2 October 2019 |
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki
Haider al-Abadi |
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| Vice President | Khodair al-Khozaei
Nouri al-Maliki
Osama al-Nujaifi
Ayad Alawi |
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| Preceded by | Jalal Talabani |
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| Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
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In office
14 June 2010 – 11 November 2010 |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
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| Preceded by | Ayad al-Samarrai |
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| Succeeded by | Osama al-Nujaifi |
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In office
4 July 1992 – 26 April 1993 |
| President | Jalal Talabani |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Succeeded by | Kosrat Rasul Ali |
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| Born | Muhammad Fuad Masum
محمد فؤاد معصوم
(1938-01-01) January 1, 1938 (age 87)
Koya, Iraq |
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| Political party | Kurdistan Patriotic (1975–present) |
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Other political
affiliations | Iraqi Communist (1962–1964)
Kurdistan Democratic (1964–1975) |
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| Spouse(s) | Rounak Abdulwahid Mustafa (1968–present) |
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| Children | Shereen
Juwan
Showan
Zozan
Shilan
Veian |
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| Alma mater | University of Baghdad
Al-Azhar University |
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| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Masum is a veteran Iraqi Kurdish politician[2][3] and was elected as President following the 2014 parliamentary election.[4]
Masum is the second non-Arab president of Iraq, replacing Jalal Talabani, also Kurdish, and is a friend of Talabani.
