Parliament Secretary’s News

19 November - Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq , Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami, and Secretary Muna Kahveci attended the funeral of Dr. Firsat Sofi, the Governor of Erbil and former MP in Kurdistan Parliament’s fourth term.

Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency on 19 November conveyed their condolences on the passing of Nadr Muhammad Qadir, who was a MP in Kurdistan Parliament’s first term, in the following message:

"The 17th of November is the annual Turkmen Language and Culture Day, and the Kurdistan Parliament voted to designate it as the official national day of the Turkmen community, passing Resolution No. 1 of 2020, with the aim of strengthening and enriching multiculturalism in the Kurdistan Region."

POSTPONED: The Presidency of Kurdistan Parliament has decided to postpone the tenth ordinary sitting scheduled for 17th November, until further notice. The original order of business of the postponed sitting was the following:

12 November - We view with deep concern the latest actions of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, which disregard the values of coexistence and co-operation and the principle of federalism established by the Iraqi Constitution, in passing a law on the morning of 12 November 2020 that violates the rights of the people of Kurdistan.

Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency on 5 November conveyed their condolences on the passing of Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Muhammad Zain Abidain Khorasani, who was a MP in Kurdistan Parliament’s first ever term and had served as the vice-chair of Parliament’s Endowments and Religious Affairs Committee:

Any attack on Peshmerga forces is regarded as an attack on Kurdistan Region and the Kurdistani people...We reject any attempt to create chaos and fratricidal conflict, and call on the PKK to respect Kurdistan Region's constitutional status, and to stop creating problems for the KRG and the people of Kurdistan Region and attempting to destroy peaceful coexistence, political harmony and unity of the parties.

Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency on 4 November conveyed their condolences on the passing of Jamil Abdi Sindi, who was a MP in Kurdistan Parliament’s first term, in the following message:

I was saddened by the passing of Siah Kurachi, the Member of the Independent High Electoral Commission of Kurdistan Region. He was a loyal, recognized figure in the Turkmen community and served the Kurdistani people. The Turkmen community have lost a man of great character.

Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency on 3 November conveyed their condolences to Omed Khoshnaw, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) parliamentary block, on the passing of his mother, in the following message: