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
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.
doors peaceful democracy
My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.
determination mean self
Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.
iraq soil different
Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.
past justice causes
The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.
determination self people
The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.
change believe iraq
I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East.
change moving army
To move any regime you need to have co-operation and co-ordination between Kurds, Shia Arabs, Sunni Arabs, the people and the army. Until we have this we cannot change the regime.
change years able
We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime.
military alternatives currents
Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.
fighting forgiving democracy
Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.