Kurdistan Democratic Party – Leadership Elections for the 13th Congress

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Erbil, December 2010

The 13th KDP Congress elected 51 members to its Leadership Council (formerly referred to as the Central Committee) and nine members in reserve. There were 140 candidates. The presidency was determined separately and prior to the general vote. The Congress instituted a 10 per cent quota for women.

Leadership Council (in order of votes received)

Masrour Barzani (1352)
Sidad Barzani (1261)
Karim Sinjari (1192)
Yousif Barzani (1130)
Rosch Shaways (1128)
Hoshyar Zebari (1104)
Faisal Mirani (1085)
Nazhat Hali (986)
Nawzad Hadi (956)
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman (951)
Qadir Qachagh (898)
Kamal Kirkuki (875)
Salah Delo (840)
Azad Berwari (823)
Aras Hasso Mirkhan (822)
Sirwan Barzani (817)
Sarbast Sinduri (817)
Ali Hussein (776)
Kakamin Najar (761)
Nouri Hama Ali (754)
Chnar Sa’ad Abdullah (749)
Pishtiwan Sadiq (744)
Hemin Hawrami (742)
Abdulkhalq Bapiri (739)
Ramsi Sha’aban (726)
Fraydoon Jwanroyi (725)
Zaeem Ali (719)
Diyari Hussein (709)
Rebwar Yelda (694)
Dilshad Shahab (693)
Jafar Iminki (687)
Arif Tayfour (678)
Younis Rojbayani (659)
Sarbast Trawanshi (658)
Sasan Awni (641)
Hiwa Ahmed (639)
Adham Barzani (627)
Mahmoud Mahmoud Ezidi (625)
Ali Awni (615)
Mahmoud Mohammad (608)
Khasro Goran (608)
Abdulmuhaymin Barzani (592)
Mohammad Harki (589)
Ali Tatar (586)
Ahmed Kani (569)
Izzadin Berwari (566)
Safin Dizayee (557)
Najat Ali (547) – Leadership Council after drawing lots with Omar Osman
Shirin Amedi (513) – included via women’s quota
Aveen Hiruri (440) – included via women’s quota
Nazaneen Wasu (423) – included via women’s quota

Reserves

Omar Osman (547) – Reserve after drawing lots with Najat Ali
Abdullah Ali (543)
Ako Chowsheen (530)
Bilind Ismail (528)
Qadir Qadir (527)
Akbar Haidar (524)
Sarbast Bapiri (515)
Hamid Darbandi (499)
Vian Sabri (419) – included via women’s quota

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