Falah Mustafa Bakir

Falah Mustafa Bakir
فەلاح مستەفا بەکر
Falah Mustafa Bakir at a conference in June 2015
Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Kurdistan Region
In office August 2019 – Present
Prime Minister	Nechirvan Barzani
Personal details
Born	February 4, 1964 Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Citizenship	Iraq
Children	4
Residence(s)	Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Education	University of Mosul (undergraduate), University of Bath (graduate in Development Studies), Harvard Kennedy School of Government (Executive Program)
Alma mater	University of Mosul, University of Bath, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Occupation	Politician, Foreign Affairs Expert
Known for	Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, First Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations
Cabinet	Cabinet 5-9 (as Foreign Minister)
Portfolio	Foreign Relations, Policy Advisory

Falah Mustafa Bakir (Sorani Kurdish: فەلاح مستەفا بەکر; born 1964) is a Kurdish politician from Kurdistan Region, Iraq serving as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to President Nechirvan Barzani with a ministerial rank.

He was appointed to this position in August 2019, after having served as (Minister) the first Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) from 2006 to 2019.

Falah Mustafa Bakir was born in Erbil in 1964. He obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Mosul, his graduate degree in Development Studies at the University of Bath, and a senior manager's executive program certificate at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, and English.

In 2006, he created the Kurdistan Department of Foreign Relations, and he has served as its Foreign Minister since then^[1][2] after taking the role in September 2006.^[3]

In September 2016, he remained Kurdistan Regional Government's minister of foreign relations. That month he asserted that "if we reach an agreement with Baghdad (on statehood), there may not be a need for a referendum."^[4]

In October 2016, he stated publicly that the Peshmerga were suffering casualties due to a lack of air support.^[5]

He is a frequent guest lecturer at Salahaddin University and University of Kurdistan - Hewler (UKH) in Erbil.^[1][2][3]

Falah Mustafa Bakir is deeply connected to his Kurdish heritage and enjoys spending time with his family in Erbil, where he lives with his wife and four children. His personal interests include traditional Kurdish music, fine arts, and various sports. He is fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, and English.^[1][2]

• List of current foreign ministers
• List of foreign ministers in 2017
• List of foreign ministers in 2006
• Foreign relations of Kurdistan Region

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