Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabaniis an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Karim Qasim was of partial Kurdish heritage. He is known as "Mam Jalal" meaning "uncle Jalal" among Kurdish people...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1933
CountryIraq
iraq president progress
I must tell you that I am committed, as the president of Iraq, to benchmarks and to do our best to achieve some progress forward for national reconciliation.
party return constitution
No for the return of Saddam's Baath party. This is against the constitution and those who are negotiating to bring them back are violating the constitution.
religious heart iraq
Human rights and individual liberties, including religious freedom, will be at the heart of the new Iraq.
real government voice
The Western governments will be encouraged and persuaded to deal with the real representatives and listen to the real voice of the Kurdish people.
want als sides
Talabani and Al-Maliki want to keep their seats for ever. Talabani forgets that the side which brought him to power was the United States and it brought him by rigging the elections.
country past iraq
As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.
important roles united-states
A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States.
responsibility action taking-responsibility
Every human must take responsibility for his actions.
expression freedom-of-thought has-beens
I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized.
military army sacrifice
A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.
teacher wanted university
All I wanted was to be a university teacher.
people welcome protection
The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.
country struggle helping
Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible.
air progress guarantees
It is the American air protection, which safeguards the freedom enjoyed by the Kurdish region. It guarantees the cultural, health and civilizational progress made in Iraqi Kurdistan.