Ayoub Barzani is a

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writer and critic. He is the son of Babo Barzani, Ahmed Barzani's (The head of Barzan tribe) nephew and the first-cousin of

Massoud Barzani Masoud Barzani ( ku, ,مه‌سعوود بارزانی, translit=Mesûd Barzanî}; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of ...

, the former President of Iraqi Kurdistan. He took refuge in Iran after the collapse of the Kurdish revolt in 1975. While in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, he was arrested and intimidated by the

ian secret service, the ( SAVAK). He left Iran at the end of 1976 and sought asylum in the UK. Ayoub Barzani currently resides in Switzerland, where he is a co-founder of an organisation known as Kurdistan Democratic Alliance. He was interviewed by

Michael M. Gunter Michael M. Gunter is a professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee and considered an authority on the Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran. Brendan O’Leary referred to Gunter as, "The doyen of ...

for his book.

Works

"The Assassination of the Spiritual Guide", ''Kurdish Aspect''
* ''Barzan and the Awakening of the Kurdish National Movement 1828–1914''
''Introduction to Kurdish Resistance to Occupation 1914 - 1958''

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